Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'build' occurs 271 times in the standard works.

98 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'build' in the standard works and contain 36.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 2:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)


1 Kgs. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

 5:3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

 5:4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

 5:5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.




1 Chr. 22:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 127:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:18-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 146 97 243
Gen. 2 7 9
Ex. 1 1 2
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 5 2 7
Josh. 2 3 5
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 17 13 30
2 Kgs. 0 3 3
1 Chr. 19 2 21
2 Chr. 19 4 23
Ezra 13 18 31
Neh. 7 12 19
Job 0 2 2
Ps. 8 2 10
Prov. 1 3 4
Eccl. 1 2 3
Song. 1 1 2
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 12 2 14
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 5 15 20
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 0 1 1
Amos 2 1 3
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 5 0 5
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 16 25 41
BM 48 30 78
DC 61 22 83
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 271 177 448

1 Kgs. 2:36
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

1 Kgs. 3:1
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

1 Kgs. 5:3
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Kgs. 5:5
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

1 Kgs. 5:18
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

1 Kgs. 6:1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.

1 Kgs. 6:7
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

1 Kgs. 6:12
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

1 Kgs. 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

1 Kgs. 7:1
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

1 Kgs. 8:16
Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

1 Kgs. 8:17
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

1 Kgs. 8:18
And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

1 Kgs. 8:19
Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

1 Kgs. 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

1 Kgs. 8:43
Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

1 Kgs. 9:1
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

1 Kgs. 9:15
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kgs. 9:19
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

1 Kgs. 9:24
But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

1 Kgs. 11:7
Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

1 Kgs. 11:38
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

1 Kgs. 15:21
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

1 Kgs. 15:22
Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

1 Kgs. 16:34
In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.