Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'down' occurs 1614 times in the standard works.

546 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'down' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 229 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 1:6-16 (11 in 11 verses)

Judg. 6:25-32 (9 in 8 verses)

Judg. 7:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 47:10-14 (8 in 5 verses)

Alma 51:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-30 (7 in 7 verses)

Ruth 3:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Ruth 4:1-2 (5 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 3:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 3:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 63:18-64:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 133:40-44 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 25:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 26:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 32:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:23 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 8:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 25:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Ne. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

 4:33 And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear; that he should be a free man like unto us if he would go down in the wilderness with us.

 4:34 And I also spake unto him, saying: Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing; and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord? Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father thou shalt have place with us.

 4:35 And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake. Now Zoram was the name of the servant; and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father. Yea, and he also made an oath unto us that he would tarry with us from that time forth.




1 Ne. 7:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:59-31:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 135:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 133:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:55 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:51 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 146:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:35-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 892 6 898
NT 233 0 233
BM 391 0 391
1 Ne. 41 0 41
2 Ne. 56 0 56
Jacob 19 0 19
Enos 4 0 4
Omni 2 0 2
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 124 0 124
Hel. 33 0 33
3 Ne. 45 0 45
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 14 0 14
Ether 20 0 20
Moro. 6 0 6
DC 77 0 77
PGP 21 0 21
TOTAL 1614 6 1620

1 Ne. 1:11
And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read.

1 Ne. 2:5
And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.

1 Ne. 3:4
Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy brothers should go unto the house of Laban, and seek the records, and bring them down hither into the wilderness.

1 Ne. 3:15
But behold I said unto them that: As the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.

1 Ne. 3:16
Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance, for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches. And all this he hath done because of the commandments of the Lord.

1 Ne. 3:20
And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets, which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since the world began, even down unto this present time.

1 Ne. 3:22
And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our inheritance, and we did gather together our gold, and our silver, and our precious things.

1 Ne. 4:33
And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear; that he should be a free man like unto us if he would go down in the wilderness with us.

1 Ne. 4:34
And I also spake unto him, saying: Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing; and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord? Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father thou shalt have place with us.

1 Ne. 4:35
And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake. Now Zoram was the name of the servant; and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father. Yea, and he also made an oath unto us that he would tarry with us from that time forth.

1 Ne. 5:1
And it came to pass that after we had come down into the wilderness unto our father, behold, he was filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad, for she truly had mourned because of us.

1 Ne. 5:5
But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which things I do rejoice; yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons out of the hands of Laban, and bring them down again unto us in the wilderness.

1 Ne. 5:12
And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah;

1 Ne. 5:13
And also the prophecies of the holy prophets, from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah; and also many prophecies which have been spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah.

1 Ne. 7:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him that I, Nephi, and my brethren, should again return unto the land of Jerusalem, and bring down Ishmael and his family into the wilderness.

1 Ne. 7:5
And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the heart of Ishmael, and also his household, insomuch that they took their journey with us down into the wilderness to the tent of our father.

1 Ne. 7:20
And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of their wickedness, insomuch that they did bow down before me, and did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing that they had done against me.

1 Ne. 7:22
And it came to pass that we did come down unto the tent of our father. And after I and my brethren and all the house of Ishmael had come down unto the tent of my father, they did give thanks unto the Lord their God; and they did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto him.

1 Ne. 8:30
But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 11:14
And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?

1 Ne. 11:24
And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.

1 Ne. 11:27
And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.

1 Ne. 12:6
And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.

1 Ne. 13:5
And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.

1 Ne. 13:9
And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring them down into captivity.

1 Ne. 13:12
And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.

1 Ne. 14:2
And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.

1 Ne. 14:3
And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell-- yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end.

1 Ne. 14:7
For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other-- either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.

1 Ne. 16:25
And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father; and he was truly chastened because of his murmuring against the Lord, insomuch that he was brought down into the depths of sorrow.

1 Ne. 17:55
And now, they said: We know of a surety that the Lord is with thee, for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us. And they fell down before me, and were about to worship me, but I would not suffer them, saying: I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the Lord thy God, and honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Ne. 18:5
And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father, that we should arise and go down into the ship.

1 Ne. 18:6
And it came to pass that on the morrow, after we had prepared all things, much fruits and meat from the wilderness, and honey in abundance, and provisions according to that which the Lord had commanded us, we did go down into the ship, with all our loading and our seeds, and whatsoever thing we had brought with us, every one according to his age; wherefore, we did all go down into the ship, with our wives and our children.

1 Ne. 18:8
And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.

1 Ne. 18:17
Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds.

1 Ne. 18:18
Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave.

1 Ne. 19:4
Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates, which gives an account, or which gives a greater account of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people. And this have I done, and commanded my people what they should do after I was gone; and that these plates should be handed down from one generation to another, or from one prophet to another, until further commandments of the Lord.

1 Ne. 21:23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face towards the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.