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)

 24:1 And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

 24:2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

 24:3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

 24:4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.




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)

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 Sam. 2:15
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

2 Sam. 18:1
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

2 Sam. 21:20
And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

2 Sam. 24:1
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

2 Sam. 24:2
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

2 Sam. 24:4
Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

2 Sam. 24:9
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

2 Sam. 24:10
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.