Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'city' occurs 1255 times in the standard works.

697 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'city' in the standard works and contain 55.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 278 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 8:1-22 (25 in 22 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-9:10 (18 in 12 verses)

Alma 56:57-57:12 (14 in 13 verses)

Alma 51:23-26 (13 in 4 verses)

Alma 49:10-17 (11 in 8 verses)

Alma 56:25-34 (10 in 10 verses)

Hel. 1:18-27 (10 in 10 verses)

D&C 109:39-41 (8 in 3 verses)

Alma 8:13-19 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 56:14-20 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 59:5-11 (8 in 7 verses)

Morm. 4:2-8 (8 in 7 verses)

Josh. 6:14-21 (8 in 8 verses)

Josh. 19:50-20:6 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 48:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 53:2-6 (7 in 5 verses)

Alma 52:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 50:13-14 (6 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:23-26 (6 in 4 verses)

Hel. 13:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 9:10-14 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezra 4:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 32:24-29 (6 in 6 verses)

Rev. 21:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 62:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Judg. 9:43-45 (5 in 3 verses)

Jer. 52:5-7 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 55:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:14-16 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 34:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 6:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 12:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 52:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 2:4 (4 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:25-26 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 18:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Acts 16:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 111:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)


Deut. 21:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

 21:3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

 21:4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

 21:5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

 21:6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:




Deut. 22:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 20:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 5:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 11:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 18:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 18:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 9:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 6:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 57:34-58:1 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:2 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:114 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 4:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 21:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 2:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 21:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 37:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 38:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 8:33-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 4:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 10:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 14:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 8:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 47:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:93-95 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 33:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 34:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 15:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:51 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 17:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:30 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 19:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 30:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 38:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 22:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:31 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 75:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 79:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 99:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:48 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:109 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 3:15-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 48:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 33:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:15-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:82-83 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 716 2 718
Gen. 41 0 41
Ex. 2 0 2
Lev. 7 0 7
Num. 14 0 14
Deut. 31 0 31
Josh. 69 0 69
Judg. 48 0 48
Ruth 5 0 5
1 Sam. 28 0 28
2 Sam. 38 1 39
1 Kgs. 39 0 39
2 Kgs. 51 0 51
1 Chr. 15 0 15
2 Chr. 39 0 39
Ezra 10 0 10
Neh. 11 0 11
Esth. 9 0 9
Job 3 0 3
Ps. 19 0 19
Prov. 13 1 14
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 3 0 3
Isa. 44 0 44
Jer. 81 0 81
Lam. 6 0 6
Ezek. 47 0 47
Dan. 5 0 5
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 8 0 8
Jonah 8 0 8
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 6 0 6
NT 152 3 155
BM 312 0 312
DC 67 12 79
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 1255 17 1272

Deut. 2:34
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:

Deut. 2:36
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

Deut. 3:4
And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Deut. 3:6
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.

Deut. 13:13
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

Deut. 13:15
Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

Deut. 13:16
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

Deut. 19:12
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

Deut. 20:10
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

Deut. 20:14
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

Deut. 20:19
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:

Deut. 20:20
Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

Deut. 21:3
And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

Deut. 21:4
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

Deut. 21:6
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

Deut. 21:19
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

Deut. 21:20
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

Deut. 21:21
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Deut. 22:15
Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:

Deut. 22:17
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

Deut. 22:18
And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

Deut. 22:21
Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

Deut. 22:23
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Deut. 22:24
Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

Deut. 25:8
Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

Deut. 28:3
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Deut. 28:16
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deut. 34:3
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.