Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ark' occurs 235 times in the standard works.

178 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ark' in the standard works and contain 75.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 81 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 4:17-5:11 (17 in 17 verses)

1 Sam. 4:21-6:3 (17 in 17 verses)

2 Sam. 6:2-13 (12 in 12 verses)

2 Chr. 5:2-10 (10 in 9 verses)

Josh. 6:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

1 Chr. 15:23-16:1 (9 in 8 verses)

Gen. 6:14-19 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 6:18-7:2 (6 in 6 verses)

Ex. 40:20-21 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

Josh. 3:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 3:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 25:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 15:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Sam. 15:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

 15:24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

 15:25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:




Ex. 40:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 6:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 13:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 13:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 37:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 26:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 224 457 681
Gen. 26 20 46
Ex. 28 24 52
Lev. 1 11 12
Num. 6 4 10
Deut. 8 35 43
Josh. 30 9 39
Judg. 1 11 12
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 40 16 56
2 Sam. 21 8 29
1 Kgs. 12 15 27
2 Kgs. 0 9 9
1 Chr. 34 1 35
2 Chr. 15 15 30
Ezra 0 2 2
Neh. 0 7 7
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 0 58 58
Ps. 1 39 40
Prov. 0 13 13
Eccl. 0 9 9
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 0 46 46
Jer. 1 49 50
Lam. 0 3 3
Ezek. 0 20 20
Dan. 0 4 4
Hosea 0 2 2
Joel 0 6 6
Amos 0 6 6
Micah 0 4 4
Nahum 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 2 2
Zech. 0 4 4
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 6 102 108
BM 1 229 230
DC 2 132 134
PGP 2 42 44
TOTAL 235 962 1197

2 Sam. 6:2
And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

2 Sam. 6:3
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

2 Sam. 6:4
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.

2 Sam. 6:6
And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

2 Sam. 6:7
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

2 Sam. 6:9
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

2 Sam. 6:10
So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

2 Sam. 6:11
And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

2 Sam. 6:12
And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

2 Sam. 6:13
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

2 Sam. 6:15
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

2 Sam. 6:16
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

2 Sam. 6:17
And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

2 Sam. 7:2
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

2 Sam. 11:11
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

2 Sam. 12:18
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

2 Sam. 13:14
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

2 Sam. 13:16
And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

2 Sam. 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

2 Sam. 15:24
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

2 Sam. 15:25
And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

2 Sam. 15:29
Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

2 Sam. 22:10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

2 Sam. 22:12
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

2 Sam. 22:29
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.