Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'number' occurs 284 times in the standard works.

80 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'number' in the standard works and contain 28.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 28 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rev. 13:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 24:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 44:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Chr. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

 26:11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

 26:12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.




Isa. 65:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 154 131 285
Gen. 4 4 8
Ex. 4 6 10
Lev. 9 0 9
Num. 44 83 127
Deut. 7 0 7
Josh. 2 1 3
Judg. 4 4 8
1 Sam. 3 4 7
2 Sam. 7 2 9
1 Kgs. 2 6 8
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 18 4 22
2 Chr. 6 6 12
Ezra 5 1 6
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 14 1 15
Ps. 5 2 7
Eccl. 0 1 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 4 2 6
Jer. 5 1 6
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 1 1 2
Hosea 1 1 2
Joel 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 24 5 29
BM 90 69 159
DC 9 3 12
PGP 7 7 14
TOTAL 284 215 499

2 Chr. 2:17
And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

2 Chr. 5:6
Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

2 Chr. 12:3
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

2 Chr. 17:14
And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.

2 Chr. 25:5
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

2 Chr. 26:11
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

2 Chr. 26:12
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred.

2 Chr. 29:32
And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.

2 Chr. 30:24
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

2 Chr. 35:7
And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.