ESV Audio Bible, Read by David Cochran Heath

By: Crossway Books

Narrated by: David Cochran Heath

Length: 74 hrs

Publisher's summary

The Bible is made up of 66 books that tell the magnificent story of God's redemptive work through Christ. In this audio recording of the full Bible, that story comes alive in a fresh way through the voice of audiobook narrator David Cochran Heath.

From Genesis to Revelation, this word-for-word reading of the ESV Bible text is a great way to encounter God's Word and the story of salvation on any phone, tablet, or computer.

©2008 Crossway Books (P)2008 Crossway

Just the Word

If you're looking to do without the music and drama that some of the other versions put out on Scripture, this is your book. There is nothing but the reading of the word, and Mr. Heath does a adequate job at it.

His inflections when he reads the words spoken by prominent biblical figure (e.g., God, Moses, Abraham) or a less prominent figure (e.g., the disgruntled Jews in the wilderness, enemies of the Jews) is a bit strained, but it could've been worse. Still, I knocked off a star because I could see where it may annoy some folks. I was only slightly put off at first, but got over it.

The main reason I dropped a star was because of the breakup of the Bible into 15 files. Each section starts at the beginning of one of the Books of the Bible, but within each section there's no rhyme or reason when you skip ahead. Sometimes it's at the beginning of the next chapter, other times it's not.

So best you can do is re-label the 15 sections with the first and last Book/Chapter.

Here's the naming convention I used for all 15 sections on my iPod for your consideration:
01. ESV Genesis 1 - Exodus 40
02. ESV Leviticus 1 - Numbers 36
03. ESV Deuteronomy 1 - Ruth 4
04. ESV 1 Samuel 1 - 1 Kings 22
05. ESV 2 Kings 1 - 2 Chronicles 36
06. ESV Ezra 1 - Job 42
07. ESV Psalms 1 - Psalms 99
08. ESV Psalm 100 - Ecclesiastes 12
09. ESV Song of Solomon 1 - Isaiah 66
10. ESV Jeremiah 1 - Lamentations 5
11. ESV Ezekiel 1 - Obadiah 1
12. ESV Jonah 1 - Mark 16
13. ESV Luke 1 - Romans 16
14. ESV 1 Corinthians 1 - James 5
15. ESV 1 Peter 1 - Revelation 22

All that being said, this a fine rendition of the Word of God. Frankly, I got tired of all the flashy productions and just wanted to hear the Word. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with this translation if you're looking for that angle. So I definitely recommend it.

Tu Rex Gloriae Christe!

Wish the parts were separated better

I love listening to the Bible on my way to and from work. My only critique would be about how the parts are broken down. Instead of saying "Part 1," I wish it would say "Genesis 1:1-Book Chapter:Verse." It is difficult to know what part to download when you are wanting to listen to a specific book.

Too Many Chapters, and Not Labeled

I like the voice of the Bible reader, but the breakdown of over 1000 unlabeled chapters is ridiculous. No way to find a particular passage you are interested in. This would be 5 stars if there were fewer chapters and labeled chapters.

very good voiced copy.

I do not know about the entire accuracy of the text that he is speaking, but the text was correct anytime I would follow it in my ESV Bible. it is expensive and well done without music and with a single enjoyable speaker that changes his voice for holy people. Enjoyable to listen and will probably listen to it many many times. Enjoy !!

Performance

Great voice, can even sleep at night while listening to the words of God. My family listened to it with me as well while we stayed at a hotel.

Needs labels

There’s no way to find specific books let alone chapters. No labeling so it’s just a guess as to wear you will be listening.

wonderfully read

The most wonderful book ever written! David Heatj is a wonderful narrator, well spoken. Thank you, sir! And thank You, dear Father!

Great Reader--Needs an Updated Table of Contents

I hope this helps all that would like to study this outstanding audio book in a bible study settings:

(The 1st column of numbers are the bible's chapters and the 2nd column of numbers correlate to the audible chapters.)

PART 1:
1-50 Genesis 2-51
1-40 Exodus 52-91

PART 2:
1-27 Leviticus 92-118
1-36 Numbers 119-154

PART 3:
1-34 Deuteronomy 155-188
1-24 Joshua 189-212
1-21 Judges 213-233
1-4 Ruth 234-237

PART 4:
1-31 1 Samuel 238-268
1-24 2 Samuel 269-292
1-22 1 Kings 293-314

PART 5:
1-25 2 Kings 315-339
1-29 1 Chronicles 340-368
1-36 2 Chronicles 369-404

PART 6:
1-10 Ezra 405-414
1-13 Nehemiah 415-427
1-10 Esther 428-437
1-42 Job 438-479

PART 7:
1-99 Psalms 480-578

PART 8:
100-150 Psalms 579-629
1-31 Proverbs 630-660
1-12 Ecclesiastes 662-673
1 Song of Solomon 674

PART 9:
2-8 Song of Solomon 675-681
1-66 Isaiah 682-747
1 Jeremiah 748

PART 10:
2-52 Jeremiah 749-799
1-5 Lamentations 800-804

PART 11:
1-48 Ezekiel 806-853
1-12 Daniel 854-865
1-14 Hosea 866-879
1-3 Joel 880-882
1-9 Amos 883-891
1 Obadiah 892

PART 12:
1-4 Jonah 893-896
1-7 Micah 897-903
1-3 Nahum 904-906
1-3 Habakkuk 907-909
1-3 Zephaniah 910-912
1-2 Haggai 913-914
1-14 Zechariah 915-928
1-4 Malachi 929-932

{new testament starts}
1-28 Matthew 934-961
1-15 Mark 962-976

PART 13:
16 Mark 977
1-24 Luke 978-1001
1-21 John 1002-1022
1-28 Acts 1024-1051
1-14 Romans 1052-1065

PART 14:
15-16 Romans 1066-1067
1-16 1 Corinthians 1068-1083
1-13 2 Corinthians 1084-1096
1-6 Galatians 1097-1102
1-6 Ephesians 1103-1108
1-4 Philippians 1109-1112
1-4 Colossians 1113-1116
1-5 1 Thessalonians 1117-1121
1-3 2 Thessalonians 1122-1124
1-6 1 Timothy 1125-1130
1-4 2 Timothy 1131-1134
1-3 Titus 1135-1137
1 Philemon 1138
1-13 Hebrews 1139-1151
1-3 James 1152-1154

PART 15:
4-5 James 1155-1156
1-5 1 Peter 1157-1161
1-3 2 Peter 1162-1164
1-5 1 John 1165-1169
1 2 John 1170
1 3 John 1171
1 Jude 1172
1-22 Revelation 1173-1194

Sleep like a baby

My mind tends to race and go to dark places at night while I'm trying to fall asleep. My thoughts and imagination keep me awake for hours. I listen to the sections in the Psalms or new testament (because of the story) and I'm almost always asleep within 15 minutes. I set the sleep timer for an hour and I rarely have to reset it. Best sleep in years.

5 star book on sub-quality platform

Downloading the Bible on Audible to your device limits you to listening from start to finish. It may be different on a computer but there is no easy way to navigate through individual books of the Bible on a phone. Audible please see if there can be an improvement made to allow for this feature.