Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'down' occurs 1614 times in the standard works.

546 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'down' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 229 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 1:6-16 (11 in 11 verses)

Judg. 6:25-32 (9 in 8 verses)

Judg. 7:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 47:10-14 (8 in 5 verses)

Alma 51:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-30 (7 in 7 verses)

Ruth 3:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Ruth 4:1-2 (5 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 3:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 3:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 63:18-64:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 133:40-44 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 25:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 26:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 32:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:23 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 8:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 25:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:59-31:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 135:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 133:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:55 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:51 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 146:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:35-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 892 6 898
NT 233 0 233
BM 391 0 391
1 Ne. 41 0 41
2 Ne. 56 0 56
Jacob 19 0 19
Enos 4 0 4
Omni 2 0 2
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 124 0 124
Hel. 33 0 33
3 Ne. 45 0 45
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 14 0 14
Ether 20 0 20
Moro. 6 0 6
DC 77 0 77
PGP 21 0 21
TOTAL 1614 6 1620

Hel. 1:15
And they came down again that they might pitch battle against the Nephites. And they were led by a man whose name was Coriantumr; and he was a descendant of Zarahemla; and he was a dissenter from among the Nephites; and he was a large and a mighty man.

Hel. 1:17
Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gather together his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr to be their leader, and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla to battle against the Nephites.

Hel. 1:20
Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city, and did march forth with his whole army into the city, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.

Hel. 1:24
And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of the land, therefore he did march forth, giving them no time to assemble themselves together save it were in small bodies; and in this manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to the earth.

Hel. 3:16
And they have been handed down from one generation to another by the Nephites, even until they have fallen into transgression and have been murdered, plundered, and hunted, and driven forth, and slain, and scattered upon the face of the earth, and mixed with the Lamanites until they are no more called the Nephites, becoming wicked, and wild, and ferocious, yea, even becoming Lamanites.

Hel. 3:30
And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.

Hel. 4:5
And in the fifty and seventh year they did come down against the Nephites to battle, and they did commence the work of death; yea, insomuch that in the fifty and eighth year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land of Zarahemla; yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land which was near the land Bountiful.

Hel. 4:20
And it came to pass, because of the greatness of the number of the Lamanites the Nephites were in great fear, lest they should be overpowered, and trodden down, and slain, and destroyed.

Hel. 5:12
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

Hel. 5:45
And behold, the Holy Spirit of God did come down from heaven, and did enter into their hearts, and they were filled as if with fire, and they could speak forth marvelous words.

Hel. 5:48
And now, when they heard this they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven and ministered unto them.

Hel. 5:51
And as many as were convinced did lay down their weapons of war, and also their hatred and the tradition of their fathers.

Hel. 6:4
And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did come down into the land of Zarahemla, and did declare unto the people of the Nephites the manner of their conversion, and did exhort them to faith and repentance.

Hel. 6:5
Yea, and many did preach with exceedingly great power and authority, unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.

Hel. 6:25
Now behold, it is these secret oaths and covenants which Alma commanded his son should not go forth unto the world, lest they should be a means of bringing down the people unto destruction.

Hel. 6:28
And also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the people to build a tower sufficiently high that they might get to heaven. And it was that same being who led on the people who came from that tower into this land; who spread the works of darkness and abominations over all the face of the land, until he dragged the people down to an entire destruction, and to an everlasting hell.

Hel. 6:29
Yea, it is that same being who put it into the heart of Gadianton to still carry on the work of darkness, and of secret murder; and he has brought it forth from the beginning of man even down to this time.

Hel. 6:30
And behold, it is he who is the author of all sin. And behold, he doth carry on his works of darkness and secret murder, and doth hand down their plots, and their oaths, and their covenants, and their plans of awful wickedness, from generation to generation according as he can get hold upon the hearts of the children of men.

Hel. 6:38
And it came to pass on the other hand, that the Nephites did build them up and support them, beginning at the more wicked part of them, until they had overspread all the land of the Nephites, and had seduced the more part of the righteous until they had come down to believe in their works and partake of their spoils, and to join with them in their secret murders and combinations.

Hel. 7:16
Yea, how could you have given way to the enticing of him who is seeking to hurl away your souls down to everlasting misery and endless wo?

Hel. 8:22
Our father Lehi was driven out of Jerusalem because he testified of these things. Nephi also testified of these things, and also almost all of our fathers, even down to this time; yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ, and have looked forward, and have rejoiced in his day which is to come.

Hel. 10:3
And it came to pass as he was thus pondering-- being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all manner of iniquities-- and it came to pass as he was thus pondering in his heart, behold, a voice came unto him saying:

Hel. 10:9
And if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou cast down and become smooth, it shall be done.

Hel. 11:22
And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.

Hel. 13:13
But blessed are they who will repent, for them will I spare. But behold, if it were not for the righteous who are in this great city, behold, I would cause that fire should come down out of heaven and destroy it.

Hel. 14:18
Yea, and it bringeth to pass the condition of repentance, that whosoever repenteth the same is not hewn down and cast into the fire; but whosoever repenteth not is hewn down and cast into the fire; and there cometh upon them again a spiritual death, yea, a second death, for they are cut off again as to things pertaining to righteousness.

Hel. 14:19
Therefore repent ye, repent ye, lest by knowing these things and not doing them ye shall suffer yourselves to come under condemnation, and ye are brought down unto this second death.

Hel. 15:2
Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to perish.

Hel. 15:9
And ye know also that they have buried their weapons of war, and they fear to take them up lest by any means they should sin; yea, ye can see that they fear to sin-- for behold they will suffer themselves that they be trodden down and slain by their enemies, and will not lift their swords against them, and this because of their faith in Christ.

Hel. 16:7
And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.

Hel. 16:20
But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true.

Hel. 16:21
And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.