Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'smite' occurs 191 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'smite' in the standard works and contain 24.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 6:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 43:44 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 26:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)


Jer. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 21:6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

 21:7 And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.




Acts 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 115 14 129
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 14 3 17
Num. 8 0 8
Deut. 9 2 11
Josh. 5 1 6
Judg. 4 1 5
1 Sam. 10 0 10
2 Sam. 6 1 7
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 11 0 11
1 Chr. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 2 10
Jer. 6 0 6
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 8 1 9
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zech. 8 0 8
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 10 2 12
BM 54 3 57
DC 10 0 10
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 191 19 210

Jer. 18:18
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

Jer. 21:6
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

Jer. 21:7
And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

Jer. 43:11
And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

Jer. 46:13
The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.

Jer. 49:28
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.