Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'damascus' occurs 65 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'damascus' in the standard works and contain 46.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 16:9-12 (6 in 4 verses)

Isa. 17:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 47:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 46 0 46
NT 15 0 15
BM 4 0 4
2 Ne. 4 0 4
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 65 0 65

2 Ne. 17:8
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus, Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken that it be not a people.

2 Ne. 18:4
For behold, the child shall not have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, before the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

2 Ne. 20:9
Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?