Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'smite' occurs 191 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'smite' in the standard works and contain 24.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 6:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 43:44 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 26:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:28 (2 in 1 verse)


Ex. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.




Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 115 14 129
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 14 3 17
Num. 8 0 8
Deut. 9 2 11
Josh. 5 1 6
Judg. 4 1 5
1 Sam. 10 0 10
2 Sam. 6 1 7
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 11 0 11
1 Chr. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 2 10
Jer. 6 0 6
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 8 1 9
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zech. 8 0 8
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 10 2 12
BM 54 3 57
DC 10 0 10
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 191 19 210

Ex. 2:13
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Ex. 3:20
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

Ex. 7:17
Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

Ex. 8:2
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Ex. 8:16
And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Ex. 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

Ex. 12:12
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

Ex. 12:13
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Ex. 12:23
For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

Ex. 17:6
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Ex. 21:12
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Ex. 21:15
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Ex. 21:18
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Ex. 21:20
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

Ex. 21:26
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

Ex. 21:27
And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.