Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'war' occurs 365 times in the standard works.

116 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'war' in the standard works and contain 31.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 53 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 12:33-38 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 44:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 31:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 2:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:36-39 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 5:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 12:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 20:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 54:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 87:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jarom 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 31:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

James 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:24-55:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 210 958 1168
Gen. 1 58 59
Ex. 5 50 55
Lev. 0 38 38
Num. 31 94 125
Deut. 10 54 64
Josh. 17 72 89
Judg. 11 23 34
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 8 29 37
2 Sam. 9 17 26
1 Kgs. 10 33 43
2 Kgs. 8 20 28
1 Chr. 24 31 55
2 Chr. 18 34 52
Ezra 0 6 6
Neh. 0 14 14
Esth. 0 3 3
Job 3 19 22
Ps. 7 47 54
Prov. 2 35 37
Eccl. 3 9 12
Song. 1 3 4
Isa. 9 41 50
Jer. 19 29 48
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 6 150 156
Dan. 2 19 21
Hosea 0 6 6
Joel 3 3 6
Obad. 0 1 1
Jonah 0 2 2
Micah 3 2 5
Hag. 0 3 3
Zech. 0 10 10
NT 15 227 242
BM 131 333 464
DC 8 188 196
PGP 1 23 24
TOTAL 365 1729 2094

2 Sam. 1:27
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

2 Sam. 3:1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

2 Sam. 3:6
And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

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. 3:35
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

2 Sam. 3:39
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

2 Sam. 4:10
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

2 Sam. 5:9
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

2 Sam. 8:10
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

2 Sam. 11:7
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

2 Sam. 11:18
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

2 Sam. 11:19
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

2 Sam. 14:1
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

2 Sam. 15:23
And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

2 Sam. 17:8
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

2 Sam. 18:12
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

2 Sam. 19:23
Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

2 Sam. 19:36
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

2 Sam. 20:3
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

2 Sam. 21:15
Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

2 Sam. 21:17
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

2 Sam. 22:21
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

2 Sam. 22:27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

2 Sam. 22:35
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

2 Sam. 24:5
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

2 Sam. 24:20
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.