Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'kirjath' occurs 34 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'kirjath' in the standard works and contain 55.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 18:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Sam. 6:21-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

 6:21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

 7:1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

 7:2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.




Josh. 15:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 15:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 2:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 3 37
Gen. 1 0 1
Num. 1 1 2
Josh. 14 1 15
Judg. 5 0 5
1 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 5 1 6
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 2 0 2
Jer. 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 3 37

1 Sam. 6:21
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

1 Sam. 7:1
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

1 Sam. 7:2
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.