Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pursue' occurs 56 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pursue' in the standard works and contain 17.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 30:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 35:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 29 52 81
Gen. 1 4 5
Ex. 1 3 4
Lev. 0 3 3
Deut. 3 1 4
Josh. 4 10 14
Judg. 0 7 7
1 Sam. 5 4 9
2 Sam. 5 5 10
1 Kgs. 0 1 1
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 0 2 2
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 1 1 2
Prov. 0 5 5
Isa. 1 1 2
Jer. 1 2 3
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 25 17 42
DC 1 1 2
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 56 70 126

2 Sam. 2:19
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

2 Sam. 2:24
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

2 Sam. 2:28
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

2 Sam. 17:1
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

2 Sam. 20:6
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

2 Sam. 20:7
And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Sam. 20:10
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Sam. 20:13
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Sam. 22:38
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

2 Sam. 24:13
So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.