Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'stones' occurs 227 times in the standard works.

101 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'stones' in the standard works and contain 44.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 37 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Kgs. 7:9-12 (9 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 29:2 (5 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 14:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 14:42-45 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 4:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 17:36 (3 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:35 (3 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:52 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 27:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 25:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


Isa. 54:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

 54:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

 54:12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.




Jer. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 161 10 171
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 19 0 19
Lev. 9 0 9
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 12 0 12
Josh. 16 1 17
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 23 1 24
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 9 0 9
2 Chr. 12 0 12
Ezra 2 0 2
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 9 1 10
Ps. 5 0 5
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 10 3 13
Jer. 3 1 4
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 6 3 9
Dan. 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 17 2 19
BM 42 0 42
DC 1 0 1
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 227 12 239

Isa. 5:2
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

Isa. 9:10
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

Isa. 14:19
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

Isa. 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

Isa. 30:30
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

Isa. 34:11
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

Isa. 47:2
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

Isa. 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Isa. 54:12
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

Isa. 57:6
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

Isa. 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

Isa. 62:10
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.