Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'night' occurs 426 times in the standard works.

111 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'night' in the standard works and contain 26.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 14:3-4 (6 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Abr. 4:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

Ex. 13:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 21:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Thes. 5:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:35 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 38:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 245 26 271
NT 62 9 71
BM 85 8 93
DC 12 9 21
PGP 22 0 22
TOTAL 426 52 478

Gen. 7:4
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Gen. 7:12
And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Gen. 19:34
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

Gen. 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Gen. 31:42
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Ex. 11:4
And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

Ex. 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Ex. 24:18
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Ex. 34:28
And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

Deut. 9:9
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:

Deut. 9:11
And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.

Deut. 9:18
And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

Deut. 9:25
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.

Deut. 10:10
And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee.

Judg. 16:3
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

Ruth 3:8
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

1 Sam. 30:12
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

1 Kgs. 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

1 Kgs. 19:8
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Job 2:13
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Job 7:3
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Job 34:20
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

Ps. 119:62
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Isa. 21:8
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

Jonah 1:17
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Matt. 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Matt. 12:40
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matt. 25:6
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Mark 13:35
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

Luke 11:5
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Acts 20:7
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Acts 27:27
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

Mosiah 27:23
And it came to pass after they had fasted and prayed for the space of two days and two nights, the limbs of Alma received their strength, and he stood up and began to speak unto them, bidding them to be of good comfort:

Alma 18:43
And it came to pass that his servants took him and carried him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed; and he lay as if he were dead for the space of two days and two nights; and his wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him, after the manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

Alma 19:1
And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

Alma 19:5
Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh, and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

Alma 36:10
And it came to pass that I fell to the earth; and it was for the space of three days and three nights that I could not open my mouth, neither had I the use of my limbs.

Alma 36:16
And now, for three days and for three nights was I racked, even with the pains of a damned soul.

Alma 38:8
And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul.

Alma 57:9
And it came to pass that we did camp round about the city for many nights; but we did sleep upon our swords, and keep guards, that the Lamanites could not come upon us by night and slay us, which they attempted many times; but as many times as they attempted this their blood was spilt.

D&C 23:6
Behold, I manifest unto you, Joseph Knight, by these words, that you must take up your cross, in the which you must pray vocally before the world as well as in secret, and in your family, and among your friends, and in all places.

D&C 52:32
And let my servants Newel Knight and Selah J. Griffin both be ordained, and also take their journey.

D&C 54:2
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, my servant Newel Knight, you shall stand fast in the office whereunto I have appointed you.

D&C 56:6
For behold, I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants Selah J. Griffin and Newel Knight, in consequence of the stiffneckedness of my people which are in Thompson, and their rebellions.

D&C 56:7
Wherefore, let my servant Newel Knight remain with them; and as many as will go may go, that are contrite before me, and be led by him to the land which I have appointed.

D&C 121:4
O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol-- stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy pavilion be taken up; let thy hiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine heart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.

D&C 124:74
Therefore, I say unto you concerning my servant Vinson Knight, if he will do my will let him put stock into that house for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to generation.

D&C 124:132
Namely, Samuel Bent, Henry G. Sherwood, George W. Harris, Charles C. Rich, Thomas Grover, Newel Knight, David Dort, Dunbar Wilson-- Seymour Brunson I have taken unto myself; no man taketh his priesthood, but another may be appointed unto the same priesthood in his stead; and verily I say unto you, let my servant Aaron Johnson be ordained unto this calling in his stead-- David Fullmer, Alpheus Cutler, William Huntington.

D&C 124:141
And again, I say unto you, I give unto you Vinson Knight, Samuel H. Smith, and Shadrach Roundy, if he will receive it, to preside over the bishopric; a knowledge of said bishopric is given unto you in the book of Doctrine and Covenants.