Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'twenty' occurs 372 times in the standard works.

159 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'twenty' in the standard works and contain 42.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 61 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 27:7-15 (9 in 9 verses)

3 Ne. 5:7-8 (6 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 2:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 27:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 38:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 45:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:40-51:1 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 26:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 36:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 41:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 18:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:63 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:20 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:37-52:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:23-54:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)


Morm. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:2 Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

 2:3 And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 282 0 282
NT 12 0 12
BM 57 0 57
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 28 0 28
3 Ne. 11 0 11
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 6 0 6
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 9 0 9
PGP 12 0 12
TOTAL 372 0 372

Morm. 1:3
Therefore, when ye are about twenty and four years old I would that ye should remember the things that ye have observed concerning this people; and when ye are of that age go to the land Antum, unto a hill which shall be called Shim; and there have I deposited unto the Lord all the sacred engravings concerning this people.

Morm. 2:2
Therefore it came to pass that in my sixteenth year I did go forth at the head of an army of the Nephites, against the Lamanites; therefore three hundred and twenty and six years had passed away.

Morm. 2:3
And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

Morm. 6:11
And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, (among whom was my son Moroni) and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the Lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill Cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the front by me.

Morm. 6:15
And it came to pass that there were ten more who did fall by the sword, with their ten thousand each; yea, even all my people, save it were those twenty and four who were with me, and also a few who had escaped into the south countries, and a few who had deserted over unto the Lamanites, had fallen; and their flesh, and bones, and blood lay upon the face of the earth, being left by the hands of those who slew them to molder upon the land, and to crumble and to return to their mother earth.