Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cities' occurs 528 times in the standard works.

237 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cities' in the standard works and contain 44.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 97 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 35:2-15 (21 in 14 verses)

Josh. 21:29-42 (14 in 14 verses)

1 Chr. 6:57-67 (11 in 11 verses)

Josh. 21:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 33:10-13 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 8:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 21:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 21:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 32:44 (4 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 3:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 21:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 34:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 20:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:70-3:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 11:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 19:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 4:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 14:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 23:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 19:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 7:73 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 25:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 30:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 6:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 429 0 429
Gen. 9 0 9
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 7 0 7
Num. 36 0 36
Deut. 28 0 28
Josh. 91 0 91
Judg. 9 0 9
1 Sam. 7 0 7
2 Sam. 7 0 7
1 Kgs. 15 0 15
2 Kgs. 15 0 15
1 Chr. 24 0 24
2 Chr. 48 0 48
Ezra 5 0 5
Neh. 10 0 10
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Isa. 16 0 16
Jer. 59 0 59
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 19 0 19
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 4 0 4
Amos 3 0 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 3 0 3
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 4 0 4
NT 19 0 19
BM 77 0 77
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 528 0 528

Amos 4:6
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

Amos 4:8
So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

Amos 9:14
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.