Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'three' occurs 600 times in the standard works.

222 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'three' in the standard works and contain 37% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 83 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 23:16-23 (9 in 8 verses)

1 Chr. 11:18-25 (9 in 8 verses)

2 Chr. 4:4-5 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

Matt. 12:40 (4 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:13 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 25:32-33 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 27:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 38:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 5:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 40:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 48:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

4 Ne. 1:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 15:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:10 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 24:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 1:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 52:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 6:7-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:7 And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also, himself, did till the earth, that thereby he might not become burdensome to his people, that he might do according to that which his father had done in all things. And there was no contention among all his people for the space of three years.

 7:1 And now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.




Morm. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 410 86 496
NT 75 8 83
BM 84 1 85
DC 26 0 26
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 600 95 695

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