diff --git a/lib/pericope/parsing.rb b/lib/pericope/parsing.rb
index 5ccf358..d2792c4 100644
--- a/lib/pericope/parsing.rb
+++ b/lib/pericope/parsing.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ def match_all(text)
     end
 
     def parse_reference(book, reference)
-      parse_ranges(book, normalize_reference(reference).split(/[,;]/))
+      # Use positive lookahead to keep delimiter with the fragment that follows
+      parse_ranges(book, normalize_reference(reference).split(/(?=[,;])/))
     end
 
     def normalize_reference(reference)
@@ -93,8 +94,12 @@ def parse_ranges(book, ranges)
       default_verse = nil
 
       ranges.map do |range|
+        range_delimiter, range = range[0], range[1..-1] if range =~ /^[,;]/
         range_begin_string, range_end_string = range.split("-")
 
+        # semicolon is used between chapters, even if it doesn't otherwise look it, e.g., Psalm 1; 3
+        default_chapter = default_verse = nil if range_delimiter == ";" && book_has_chapters?(book)
+
         # treat 12:4 as 12:4-12:4
         range_end_string ||= range_begin_string
 
diff --git a/test/pericope_test.rb b/test/pericope_test.rb
index b30adb6..d16677e 100644
--- a/test/pericope_test.rb
+++ b/test/pericope_test.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ def setup
         assert_equal [r(1001001, 1001031)], Pericope.parse_reference(1, "1") # Genesis 1
       end
 
+      should "parse multiple chapters into ranges of verses in that chapter" do
+        assert_equal [r(1001001, 1001031), r(1003001, 1003024)], Pericope.parse_reference(1, "1; 3") # Genesis 1; 3
+      end
+
       should "parse multiple ranges into an array of ranges" do
         expected_ranges = [
           r(40003001),
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ def setup
 
         tests = [
           "3:1,3,4-5,7; 4:19",
-          "3:1, 3 ,4-5; 7,4:19"
+          "3:1, 3 ,4-5, 7;4:19"
         ]
 
         tests.each do |input|