Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ever' occurs 563 times in the standard works.

193 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ever' in the standard works and contain 34.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 67 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 136:1-26 (26 in 26 verses)

Ps. 117:2-118:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Ps. 145:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 111:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 34:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 7:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 52:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Sam. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

 7:24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.

 7:25 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

 7:26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.




1 Chr. 16:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 28:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 9:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 21:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 4:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 23:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 45:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 45:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 145:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 148:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Tim. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 77:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 89:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 89:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 125:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:92-93 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 388 1398 1786
Gen. 4 110 114
Ex. 15 90 105
Lev. 18 93 111
Num. 12 112 124
Deut. 13 49 62
Josh. 4 20 24
Judg. 2 39 41
1 Sam. 12 39 51
2 Sam. 10 40 50
1 Kgs. 11 41 52
2 Kgs. 2 39 41
1 Chr. 23 31 54
2 Chr. 15 59 74
Ezra 3 15 18
Neh. 4 24 28
Esth. 0 36 36
Job 8 27 35
Ps. 146 91 237
Prov. 4 33 37
Eccl. 5 19 24
Song. 1 4 5
Isa. 21 85 106
Jer. 18 110 128
Lam. 3 3 6
Ezek. 4 107 111
Dan. 17 23 40
Hosea 1 2 3
Joel 2 5 7
Amos 1 8 9
Obad. 1 1 2
Jonah 1 4 5
Micah 5 4 9
Hab. 0 5 5
Zeph. 0 5 5
Hag. 0 3 3
Zech. 1 19 20
Mal. 1 3 4
NT 88 622 710
BM 36 846 882
DC 43 500 543
PGP 8 103 111
TOTAL 563 3469 4032

2 Sam. 2:3
And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

2 Sam. 2:16
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

2 Sam. 2:26
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

2 Sam. 2:27
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

2 Sam. 3:28
And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

2 Sam. 3:36
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

2 Sam. 5:7
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

2 Sam. 5:8
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

2 Sam. 6:19
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.

2 Sam. 7:9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

2 Sam. 7:13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

2 Sam. 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

2 Sam. 7:24
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.

2 Sam. 7:25
And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

2 Sam. 7:26
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

2 Sam. 7:29
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

2 Sam. 8:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

2 Sam. 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

2 Sam. 9:6
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

2 Sam. 12:10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

2 Sam. 13:9
And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

2 Sam. 13:29
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

2 Sam. 13:37
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

2 Sam. 14:10
And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

2 Sam. 14:26
And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

2 Sam. 15:4
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

2 Sam. 15:15
And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

2 Sam. 15:30
And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

2 Sam. 15:35
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

2 Sam. 15:36
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

2 Sam. 17:9
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

2 Sam. 17:18
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

2 Sam. 18:17
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

2 Sam. 18:22
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

2 Sam. 18:23
But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

2 Sam. 19:8
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

2 Sam. 19:38
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.

2 Sam. 20:1
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

2 Sam. 20:2
So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

2 Sam. 20:12
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

2 Sam. 20:22
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

2 Sam. 21:20
And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

2 Sam. 22:51
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

2 Sam. 23:5
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

2 Sam. 23:16
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.

2 Sam. 24:3
And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?