Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'forty' occurs 202 times in the standard works.

64 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'forty' in the standard works and contain 31.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 2:12-3:3 (6 in 6 verses)

 2:12 And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. And thus ended the forty and second year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

 2:13 And behold, in the end of this book ye shall see that this Gadianton did prove the overthrow, yea, almost the entire destruction of the people of Nephi.

 2:14 Behold I do not mean the end of the book of Helaman, but I mean the end of the book of Nephi, from which I have taken all the account which I have written.

 3:1 And now it came to pass in the forty and third year of the reign of the judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi save it were a little pride which was in the church, which did cause some little dissensions among the people, which affairs were settled in the ending of the forty and third year.

 3:2 And there was no contention among the people in the forty and fourth year; neither was there much contention in the forty and fifth year.

 3:3 And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there was much contention and many dissensions; in the which there were an exceedingly great many who departed out of the land of Zarahemla, and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.




Deut. 9:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 29:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:34-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 134 0 134
NT 24 0 24
BM 36 0 36
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Mosiah 4 0 4
Hel. 15 0 15
4 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 6 0 6
Ether 6 0 6
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 202 0 202

Hel. 1:14
And it came to pass in the forty and first year of the reign of the judges, that the Lamanites had gathered together an innumerable army of men, and armed them with swords, and with cimeters and with bows, and with arrows, and with head-plates, and with breastplates, and with all manner of shields of every kind.

Hel. 1:34
And thus ended the forty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 2:1
And it came to pass in the forty and second year of the reign of the judges, after Moronihah had established again peace between the Nephites and the Lamanites, behold there was no one to fill the judgment-seat; therefore there began to be a contention again among the people concerning who should fill the judgment-seat.

Hel. 2:12
And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. And thus ended the forty and second year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 3:1
And now it came to pass in the forty and third year of the reign of the judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi save it were a little pride which was in the church, which did cause some little dissensions among the people, which affairs were settled in the ending of the forty and third year.

Hel. 3:2
And there was no contention among the people in the forty and fourth year; neither was there much contention in the forty and fifth year.

Hel. 3:3
And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there was much contention and many dissensions; in the which there were an exceedingly great many who departed out of the land of Zarahemla, and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.

Hel. 3:18
The forty and sixth year of the reign of the judges ended;

Hel. 3:19
And it came to pass that there was still great contention in the land, yea, even in the forty and seventh year, and also in the forty and eighth year.

Hel. 3:22
And it came to pass that the wars and contentions began to cease, in a small degree, among the people of the Nephites, in the latter end of the forty and eighth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 3:23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.

Hel. 3:32
And it came to pass that there was peace and exceedingly great joy in the remainder of the forty and ninth year; yea, and also there was continual peace and great joy in the fiftieth year of the reign of the judges.