Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'two' occurs 1008 times in the standard works.

438 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'two' in the standard works and contain 43.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 159 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 39:16-20 (13 in 5 verses)

Ex. 26:17-27 (13 in 11 verses)

Ex. 28:23-27 (12 in 5 verses)

Ex. 36:22-30 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:41-42 (8 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:17-23 (8 in 7 verses)

2 Chr. 4:12-13 (7 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:21-27 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 41:18-24 (7 in 7 verses)

Abr. 3:16-19 (6 in 4 verses)

Neh. 7:8-12 (6 in 5 verses)

Ex. 28:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ex. 37:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 35:5-6 (5 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:2-4 (5 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezra 2:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 48:17 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:39-40 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:80-81 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 9:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 28:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 4:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 25:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 25:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 23:23 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 29:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 26:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:71-72 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 25:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 11:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Ruth 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 17:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:64-66 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 135:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 19:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 25:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 15:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 33:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 35:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 52:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 60:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 62:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 57:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

 57:19 But behold, my little band of two thousand and sixty fought most desperately; yea, they were firm before the Lamanites, and did administer death unto all those who opposed them.

 57:20 And as the remainder of our army were about to give way before the Lamanites, behold, those two thousand and sixty were firm and undaunted.




4 Ne. 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 696 12 708
NT 139 3 142
BM 103 3 106
1 Ne. 6 0 6
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jarom 2 0 2
Omni 3 0 3
Mosiah 14 1 15
Alma 36 2 38
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 3 0 3
4 Ne. 8 0 8
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 20 0 20
DC 44 1 45
PGP 26 0 26
TOTAL 1008 19 1027

Alma 2:19
And it came to pass that the Nephites did pursue the Amlicites all that day, and did slay them with much slaughter, insomuch that there were slain of the Amlicites twelve thousand five hundred thirty and two souls; and there were slain of the Nephites six thousand five hundred sixty and two souls.

Alma 11:11
And an amnor of silver was as great as two senums.

Alma 14:29
Now the people having heard a great noise came running together by multitudes to know the cause of it; and when they saw Alma and Amulek coming forth out of the prison, and the walls thereof had fallen to the earth, they were struck with great fear, and fled from the presence of Alma and Amulek even as a goat fleeth with her young from two lions; and thus they did flee from the presence of Alma and Amulek.

Alma 16:5
Therefore, he that had been appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites, (and his name was Zoram, and he had two sons, Lehi and Aha)-- now Zoram and his two sons, knowing that Alma was high priest over the church, and having heard that he had the spirit of prophecy, therefore they went unto him and desired of him to know whither the Lord would that they should go into the wilderness in search of their brethren, who had been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Alma 18:43
And it came to pass that his servants took him and carried him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed; and he lay as if he were dead for the space of two days and two nights; and his wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him, after the manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

Alma 19:1
And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

Alma 19:5
Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh, and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

Alma 31:6
Therefore he took Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner; and Himni he did leave in the church in Zarahemla; but the former three he took with him, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, who were at Melek; and he also took two of his sons.

Alma 31:32
O Lord, wilt thou comfort my soul, and give unto me success, and also my fellow laborers who are with me-- yea, Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and also Amulek and Zeezrom, and also my two sons-- yea, even all these wilt thou comfort, O Lord. Yea, wilt thou comfort their souls in Christ.

Alma 35:14
And Alma, and Ammon, and their brethren, and also the two sons of Alma returned to the land of Zarahemla, after having been instruments in the hands of God of bringing many of the Zoramites to repentance; and as many as were brought to repentance were driven out of their land; but they have lands for their inheritance in the land of Jershon, and they have taken up arms to defend themselves, and their wives, and children, and their lands.

Alma 43:44
And they were inspired by the Zoramites and the Amalekites, who were their chief captains and leaders, and by Zerahemnah, who was their chief captain, or their chief leader and commander; yea, they did fight like dragons, and many of the Nephites were slain by their hands, yea, for they did smite in two many of their head-plates, and they did pierce many of their breastplates, and they did smite off many of their arms; and thus the Lamanites did smite in their fierce anger.

Alma 52:20
And it came to pass they sent embassies to the army of the Lamanites, which protected the city of Mulek, to their leader, whose name was Jacob, desiring him that he would come out with his armies to meet them upon the plains between the two cities. But behold, Jacob, who was a Zoramite, would not come out with his army to meet them upon the plains.

Alma 53:4
And he caused that they should build a breastwork of timbers upon the inner bank of the ditch; and they cast up dirt out of the ditch against the breastwork of timbers; and thus they did cause the Lamanites to labor until they had encircled the city of Bountiful round about with a strong wall of timbers and earth, to an exceeding height.

Alma 53:18
Now behold, there were two thousand of those young men, who entered into this covenant and took their weapons of war to defend their country.

Alma 53:22
And now it came to pass that Helaman did march at the head of his two thousand stripling soldiers, to the support of the people in the borders of the land on the south by the west sea.

Alma 56:3
Behold, two thousand of the sons of those men whom Ammon brought down out of the land of Nephi-- now ye have known that these were descendants of Laman, who was the eldest son of our father Lehi;

Alma 56:5
Therefore it sufficeth me that I tell you that two thousand of these young men have taken their weapons of war, and would that I should be their leader; and we have come forth to defend our country.

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 56:10
And I did join my two thousand sons, (for they are worthy to be called sons) to the army of Antipus, in which strength Antipus did rejoice exceedingly; for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men, for which cause we have to mourn.

Alma 56:27
And now it came to pass in the second month of this year, there was brought unto us many provisions from the fathers of those my two thousand sons.

Alma 56:28
And also there were sent two thousand men unto us from the land of Zarahemla. And thus we were prepared with ten thousand men, and provisions for them, and also for their wives and their children.

Alma 56:49
And it came to pass that I did return with my two thousand against these Lamanites who had pursued us. And now behold, the armies of Antipus had overtaken them, and a terrible battle had commenced.

Alma 56:50
The army of Antipus being weary, because of their long march in so short a space of time, were about to fall into the hands of the Lamanites; and had I not returned with my two thousand they would have obtained their purpose.

Alma 56:52
And it came to pass that the Lamanites took courage, and began to pursue them; and thus were the Lamanites pursuing them with great vigor when Helaman came upon their rear with his two thousand, and began to slay them exceedingly, insomuch that the whole army of the Lamanites halted and turned upon Helaman.

Alma 56:54
And now it came to pass that we, the people of Nephi, the people of Antipus, and I with my two thousand, did surround the Lamanites, and did slay them; yea, insomuch that they were compelled to deliver up their weapons of war and also themselves as prisoners of war.

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 57:14
For behold, they would break out in great numbers, and would fight with stones, and with clubs, or whatsoever thing they could get into their hands, insomuch that we did slay upwards of two thousand of them after they had surrendered themselves prisoners of war.

Alma 57:19
But behold, my little band of two thousand and sixty fought most desperately; yea, they were firm before the Lamanites, and did administer death unto all those who opposed them.

Alma 57:20
And as the remainder of our army were about to give way before the Lamanites, behold, those two thousand and sixty were firm and undaunted.

Alma 57:25
And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of my two thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss of blood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there was not one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one soul among them who had not received many wounds.

Alma 58:8
But it came to pass that we did receive food, which was guarded to us by an army of two thousand men to our assistance; and this is all the assistance which we did receive, to defend ourselves and our country from falling into the hands of our enemies, yea, to contend with an enemy which was innumerable.