What are the canonical books of the Old Testament?

Question:

What would be the 39 canonical books to know to read them?

The 39 canonical books of the Old Testament are listed below.

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. Joshua
  7. Judges
  8. Ruth
  9. First book of Samuel
  10. Second book of Samuel
  11. First book of Kings
  12. Second book of Kings
  13. First book of Chronicles
  14. Second Book of Chronicles
  15. Ezra
  16. Nehemiah
  17. Esther
  18. Job
  19. Psalms
  20. Proverbs
  21. Ecclesiastes
  22. Song of Songs (Song of Solomon, Canticles)
  23. Isaiah
  24. Jeremiah
  25. Lamentations
  26. Ezekiel
  27. Daniel
  28. Hosea
  29. Joel
  30. Amos
  31. Obadiah
  32. Jonah
  33. Micah
  34. Nahum
  35. Habakkuk
  36. Zephaniah
  37. Haggai
  38. Zechariah
  39. Malachi

These books were inspired by God and make up the Old Testament.

Translated by Felicia Rotaru