Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'twenty' occurs 372 times in the standard works.

159 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'twenty' in the standard works and contain 42.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 61 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 27:7-15 (9 in 9 verses)

3 Ne. 5:7-8 (6 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 2:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 27:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 38:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 45:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:40-51:1 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 26:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 36:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 41:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 18:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:63 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:20 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 51:37-52:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 51:37 And thus endeth the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; and thus endeth the days of Amalickiah.

 52:1 And now, it came to pass in the twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, behold, when the Lamanites awoke on the first morning of the first month, behold, they found Amalickiah was dead in his own tent; and they also saw that Teancum was ready to give them battle on that day.




Alma 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:23-54:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 282 0 282
NT 12 0 12
BM 57 0 57
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 28 0 28
3 Ne. 11 0 11
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 6 0 6
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 9 0 9
PGP 12 0 12
TOTAL 372 0 372

Alma 37:21
And now, I will speak unto you concerning those twenty-four plates, that ye keep them, that the mysteries and the works of darkness, and their secret works, or the secret works of those people who have been destroyed, may be made manifest unto this people; yea, all their murders, and robbings, and their plunderings, and all their wickedness and abominations, may be made manifest unto this people; yea, and that ye preserve these interpreters.

Alma 43:17
And Moroni took all the command, and the government of their wars. And he was only twenty and five years old when he was appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites.

Alma 50:17
And in these prosperous circumstances were the people of Nephi in the commencement of the twenty and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 50:23
But behold there never was a happier time among the people of Nephi, since the days of Nephi, than in the days of Moroni, yea, even at this time, in the twenty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 50:24
And it came to pass that the twenty and second year of the reign of the judges also ended in peace; yea, and also the twenty and third year.

Alma 50:25
And it came to pass that in the commencement of the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges, there would also have been peace among the people of Nephi had it not been for a contention which took place among them concerning the land of Lehi, and the land of Morianton, which joined upon the borders of Lehi; both of which were on the borders by the seashore.

Alma 50:35
And it came to pass that the army which was sent by Moroni, which was led by a man whose name was Teancum, did meet the people of Morianton; and so stubborn were the people of Morianton, (being inspired by his wickedness and his flattering words) that a battle commenced between them, in the which Teancum did slay Morianton and defeat his army, and took them prisoners, and returned to the camp of Moroni. And thus ended the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 50:40
Now behold, his name was Pahoran. And Pahoran did fill the seat of his father, and did commence his reign in the end of the twenty and fourth year, over the people of Nephi.

Alma 51:1
And now it came to pass in the commencement of the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, they having established peace between the people of Lehi and the people of Morianton concerning their lands, and having commenced the twenty and fifth year in peace;

Alma 51:12
Yea, even Amalickiah did himself come down, at the head of the Lamanites. And it was in the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges; and it was at the same time that they had begun to settle the affairs of their contentions concerning the chief judge, Pahoran.

Alma 51:37
And thus endeth the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; and thus endeth the days of Amalickiah.

Alma 52:1
And now, it came to pass in the twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, behold, when the Lamanites awoke on the first morning of the first month, behold, they found Amalickiah was dead in his own tent; and they also saw that Teancum was ready to give them battle on that day.

Alma 52:14
And thus were the Nephites in those dangerous circumstances in the ending of the twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 52:15
But behold, it came to pass in the twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, that Teancum, by the command of Moroni-- who had established armies to protect the south and the west borders of the land, and had begun his march towards the land Bountiful, that he might assist Teancum with his men in retaking the cities which they had lost--

Alma 52:18
And it came to pass that Moroni did arrive with his army at the land of Bountiful, in the latter end of the twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 52:19
And in the commencement of the twenty and eighth year, Moroni and Teancum and many of the chief captains held a council of war-- what they should do to cause the Lamanites to come out against them to battle; or that they might by some means flatter them out of their strongholds, that they might gain advantage over them and take again the city of Mulek.

Alma 53:23
And thus ended the twenty and eighth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 54:1
And now it came to pass in the commencement of the twenty and ninth year of the judges, that Ammoron sent unto Moroni desiring that he would exchange prisoners.

Alma 55:35
And thus ended the twenty and ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 56:7
But in the twenty and sixth year, when they saw our afflictions and our tribulations for them, they were about to break the covenant which they had made and take up their weapons of war in our defence.

Alma 56:9
But behold, here is one thing in which we may have great joy. For behold, in the twenty and sixth year, I, Helaman, did march at the head of these two thousand young men to the city of Judea, to assist Antipus, whom ye had appointed a leader over the people of that part of the land.

Alma 56:20
They were commanded by Ammoron to maintain those cities which they had taken. And thus ended the twenty and sixth year. And in the commencement of the twenty and seventh year we had prepared our city and ourselves for defence.

Alma 57:5
And thus ended the twenty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 57:6
And it came to pass that in the commencement of the twenty and ninth year, we received a supply of provisions, and also an addition to our army, from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about, to the number of six thousand men, besides sixty of the sons of the Ammonites who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two thousand. And now behold, we were strong, yea, and we had also plenty of provisions brought unto us.

Alma 58:38
Behold, this is the twenty and ninth year, in the latter end, and we are in the possession of our lands; and the Lamanites have fled to the land of Nephi.