Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'weight' occurs 61 times in the standard works.

15 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'weight' in the standard works and contain 24.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 28:14-18 (9 in 5 verses)

 28:14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

 28:15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

 28:16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

 28:17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:

 28:18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.




Gen. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 54 7 61
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 2 1 3
Num. 12 0 12
Deut. 1 1 2
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 12 0 12
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Ezra 3 0 3
Job 1 0 1
Prov. 2 4 6
Jer. 1 0 1
Ezek. 2 0 2
Micah 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 4 2 6
BM 0 0 0
DC 3 1 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 61 10 71

1 Chr. 21:25
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

1 Chr. 22:3
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

1 Chr. 22:14
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

1 Chr. 28:14
He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

1 Chr. 28:15
Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

1 Chr. 28:16
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

1 Chr. 28:17
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:

1 Chr. 28:18
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.