Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'gave' occurs 608 times in the standard works.

177 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'gave' in the standard works and contain 29.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 73 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 45:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 35:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:70-72 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 7:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 6:64-67 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 29:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 12:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 6:55-57 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 22:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 13:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 13:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 69:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 15:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 25:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


Ether 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:16 And he gave battle unto Shule, the king, in which he did obtain the land of their first inheritance; and he became a king over that part of the land.

 7:17 And it came to pass that he gave battle again unto Shule, the king; and he took Shule, the king, and carried him away captive into Moron.




Ether 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 331 26 357
NT 134 19 153
BM 92 0 92
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jacob 4 0 4
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 21 0 21
Hel. 9 0 9
3 Ne. 11 0 11
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 22 0 22
DC 34 2 36
PGP 17 1 18
TOTAL 608 48 656

Ether 2:5
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them that they should go forth into the wilderness, yea, into that quarter where there never had man been. And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them, and did talk with them as he stood in a cloud, and gave directions whither they should travel.

Ether 7:9
Wherefore, he came to the hill Ephraim, and he did molten out of the hill, and made swords out of steel for those whom he had drawn away with him; and after he had armed them with swords he returned to the city Nehor, and gave battle unto his brother Corihor, by which means he obtained the kingdom and restored it unto his father Kib.

Ether 7:13
And Corihor repented of the many evils which he had done; wherefore Shule gave him power in his kingdom.

Ether 7:16
And he gave battle unto Shule, the king, in which he did obtain the land of their first inheritance; and he became a king over that part of the land.

Ether 7:17
And it came to pass that he gave battle again unto Shule, the king; and he took Shule, the king, and carried him away captive into Moron.

Ether 7:22
And now Cohor had a son who was called Nimrod; and Nimrod gave up the kingdom of Cohor unto Shule, and he did gain favor in the eyes of Shule; wherefore Shule did bestow great favors upon him, and he did do in the kingdom of Shule according to his desires.

Ether 7:25
And he did execute a law throughout all the land, which gave power unto the prophets that they should go whithersoever they would; and by this cause the people were brought unto repentance.

Ether 8:3
And when he had gained the half of the kingdom he gave battle unto his father, and he did carry away his father into captivity, and did make him serve in captivity;

Ether 8:5
And they were exceedingly angry because of the doings of Jared their brother, insomuch that they did raise an army and gave battle unto Jared. And it came to pass that they did give battle unto him by night.

Ether 9:4
And it came to pass that Jared was anointed king over the people, by the hand of wickedness; and he gave unto Akish his daughter to wife.

Ether 10:9
And it came to pass after the space of many years, Morianton, (he being a descendant of Riplakish) gathered together an army of outcasts, and went forth and gave battle unto the people; and he gained power over many cities; and the war became exceedingly sore, and did last for the space of many years; and he did gain power over all the land, and did establish himself king over all the land.

Ether 11:15
And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.

Ether 13:16
And now Coriantumr, having studied, himself, in all the arts of war and all the cunning of the world, wherefore he gave battle unto them who sought to destroy him.

Ether 13:23
And it came to pass that there arose up Shared, and he also gave battle unto Coriantumr; and he did beat him, insomuch that in the third year he did bring him into captivity.

Ether 13:29
And it came to pass that Shared gave him battle again upon the plains; and behold, he did beat Coriantumr, and drove him back again to the valley of Gilgal.

Ether 13:30
And Coriantumr gave Shared battle again in the valley of Gilgal, in which he beat Shared and slew him.

Ether 14:3
And now, after the space of two years, and after the death of Shared, behold, there arose the brother of Shared and he gave battle unto Coriantumr, in which Coriantumr did beat him and did pursue him to the wilderness of Akish.

Ether 14:11
And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib, Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.

Ether 14:13
And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave battle unto him upon the seashore.

Ether 14:16
And when he had come to the plains of Agosh he gave battle unto Lib, and he smote upon him until he died; nevertheless, the brother of Lib did come against Coriantumr in the stead thereof, and the battle became exceedingly sore, in the which Coriantumr fled again before the army of the brother of Lib.

Ether 14:26
And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumr eastward, even to the borders by the seashore, and there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.

Ether 14:30
And it came to pass that Shiz smote upon Coriantumr that he gave him many deep wounds; and Coriantumr, having lost his blood, fainted, and was carried away as though he were dead.