Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fight' occurs 144 times in the standard works.

40 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fight' in the standard works and contain 27.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 29:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 35:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)


Judg. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

 11:9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?




1 Sam. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 96 6 102
Ex. 3 1 4
Deut. 7 0 7
Josh. 4 1 5
Judg. 16 0 16
1 Sam. 13 2 15
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 7 0 7
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 11 1 12
Neh. 3 0 3
Ps. 4 1 5
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 13 0 13
Dan. 2 0 2
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 11 2 13
BM 30 9 39
DC 7 0 7
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 144 17 161

Judg. 1:1
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Judg. 1:3
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

Judg. 1:9
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

Judg. 8:1
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

Judg. 9:38
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

Judg. 10:9
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

Judg. 10:18
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Judg. 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Judg. 11:8
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Judg. 11:9
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

Judg. 11:12
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

Judg. 11:25
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

Judg. 11:32
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.

Judg. 12:1
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Judg. 12:3
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

Judg. 20:20
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.