Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'assyria' occurs 127 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'assyria' in the standard works and contain 47.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 17:3-6 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:11-17 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 19:23-20:1 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Chr. 32:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

 32:9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

 32:10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

 32:11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?




2 Kgs. 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 28:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 118 23 141
Gen. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 48 1 49
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 13 0 13
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Isa. 34 10 44
Jer. 4 0 4
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 1 6 7
Hosea 5 3 8
Micah 2 2 4
Nahum 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 0 0 0
BM 8 3 11
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 127 27 154

2 Chr. 28:16
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

2 Chr. 28:20
And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

2 Chr. 28:21
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

2 Chr. 30:6
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

2 Chr. 32:1
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

2 Chr. 32:4
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

2 Chr. 32:7
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

2 Chr. 32:9
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

2 Chr. 32:10
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

2 Chr. 32:11
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

2 Chr. 32:21
And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

2 Chr. 32:22
Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

2 Chr. 33:11
Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.