Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'killeth' occurs 25 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'killeth' in the standard works and contain 36% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 17:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

 17:25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

 17:27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.




Lev. 17:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 24:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 20 0 20
NT 3 0 3
BM 1 0 1
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 25 0 25

Lev. 17:3
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

Lev. 24:17
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

Lev. 24:18
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Lev. 24:21
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

Num. 35:11
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

Num. 35:15
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Num. 35:30
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

Deut. 19:4
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;

Josh. 20:3
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Josh. 20:9
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

1 Sam. 2:6
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

1 Sam. 17:25
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

1 Sam. 17:26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

1 Sam. 17:27
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Job 24:14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Prov. 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Isa. 66:3
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

2 Cor. 3:6
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Rev. 13:10
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

2 Ne. 9:35
Wo unto the murderer who deliberately killeth, for he shall die.

D&C 42:19
And again, I say, thou shalt not kill; but he that killeth shall die.