Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'gladness' occurs 60 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'gladness' in the standard works and contain 11.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 9:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 40 0 40
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Neh. 2 0 2
Esth. 5 0 5
Ps. 9 0 9
Prov. 1 0 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 6 0 6
Joel 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 6 0 6
DC 7 0 7
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 60 0 60

Esth. 8:16
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Esth. 8:17
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Esth. 9:17
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Esth. 9:18
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Esth. 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.