Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'handmaid' occurs 50 times in the standard works.

23 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'handmaid' in the standard works and contain 46% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 25:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 14:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Ruth 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 44 10 54
NT 1 2 3
BM 0 1 1
DC 5 0 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 50 13 63

Gen. 33:1
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

Gen. 33:2
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Gen. 33:6
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

Ruth 2:13
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

2 Sam. 6:20
Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

Isa. 14:2
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Jer. 34:11
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

Jer. 34:16
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

Joel 2:29
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Luke 1:48
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Acts 2:18
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

2 Ne. 24:2
And the people shall take them and bring them to their place; yea, from far unto the ends of the earth; and they shall return to their lands of promise. And the house of Israel shall possess them, and the land of the Lord shall be for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captives unto whom they were captives; and they shall rule over their oppressors.