Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'took' occurs 907 times in the standard works.

226 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'took' in the standard works and contain 24.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 31:6-7 (5 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:63-65 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 38:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 25:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:26 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 24:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 31:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 5:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 52:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 20:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 30:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 55:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:67-25:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


Judg. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.

 7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.




Judg. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 37:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 587 13 600
NT 164 0 164
BM 130 3 133
DC 3 2 5
PGP 23 1 24
TOTAL 907 19 926

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