Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'smite' occurs 191 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'smite' in the standard works and contain 24.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 6:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 43:44 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Sam. 26:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?

 26:10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.




1 Kgs. 20:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 115 14 129
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 14 3 17
Num. 8 0 8
Deut. 9 2 11
Josh. 5 1 6
Judg. 4 1 5
1 Sam. 10 0 10
2 Sam. 6 1 7
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 11 0 11
1 Chr. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 2 10
Jer. 6 0 6
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 8 1 9
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zech. 8 0 8
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 10 2 12
BM 54 3 57
DC 10 0 10
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 191 19 210

1 Sam. 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Sam. 17:46
This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

1 Sam. 18:11
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

1 Sam. 19:10
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

1 Sam. 20:33
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

1 Sam. 23:2
Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

1 Sam. 26:8
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

1 Sam. 26:10
David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.