Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'yoke' occurs 75 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'yoke' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Kgs. 12:9-14 (6 in 6 verses)

 12:9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

 12:10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

 12:11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

 12:12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

 12:13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

 12:14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.




2 Chr. 10:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 28:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 53 4 57
Gen. 1 0 1
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Kgs. 10 0 10
2 Chr. 7 0 7
Job 2 0 2
Isa. 7 0 7
Jer. 14 3 17
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 1 1 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 6 2 8
BM 12 1 13
DC 4 0 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 75 7 82

1 Kgs. 12:4
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

1 Kgs. 12:9
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

1 Kgs. 12:10
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

1 Kgs. 12:11
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

1 Kgs. 12:14
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

1 Kgs. 19:19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

1 Kgs. 19:21
And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.