Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'down' occurs 1614 times in the standard works.

546 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'down' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 229 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 1:6-16 (11 in 11 verses)

Judg. 6:25-32 (9 in 8 verses)

Judg. 7:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 47:10-14 (8 in 5 verses)

Alma 51:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 32:24-30 (7 in 7 verses)

Ruth 3:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Ruth 4:1-2 (5 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 3:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 3:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 63:18-64:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 133:40-44 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 25:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 26:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 32:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 18:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:23 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 30:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 8:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 25:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:59-31:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 135:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 31:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 133:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 22:55 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:51 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Sam. 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

 23:21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.




1 Kgs. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 146:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:35-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 892 6 898
Gen. 60 0 60
Ex. 27 0 27
Lev. 10 0 10
Num. 22 0 22
Deut. 35 0 35
Josh. 26 0 26
Judg. 61 0 61
Ruth 12 0 12
1 Sam. 54 0 54
2 Sam. 33 0 33
1 Kgs. 25 0 25
2 Kgs. 56 1 57
1 Chr. 7 0 7
2 Chr. 29 0 29
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 9 0 9
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 35 0 35
Ps. 85 1 86
Prov. 16 0 16
Eccl. 2 1 3
Song. 4 0 4
Isa. 97 1 98
Jer. 48 0 48
Lam. 12 0 12
Ezek. 54 2 56
Dan. 21 0 21
Hosea 3 0 3
Joel 6 0 6
Amos 6 0 6
Obad. 3 0 3
Jonah 4 0 4
Micah 9 0 9
Nahum 2 0 2
Zeph. 5 0 5
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 4 0 4
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 233 0 233
BM 391 0 391
DC 77 0 77
PGP 21 0 21
TOTAL 1614 6 1620

2 Sam. 2:13
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

2 Sam. 2:16
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

2 Sam. 2:23
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

2 Sam. 2:24
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

2 Sam. 3:35
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

2 Sam. 5:17
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

2 Sam. 8:2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

2 Sam. 11:8
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

2 Sam. 11:9
But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

2 Sam. 11:10
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

2 Sam. 11:13
And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

2 Sam. 13:5
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

2 Sam. 13:6
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

2 Sam. 13:8
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

2 Sam. 15:20
Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

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. 17:18
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

2 Sam. 18:28
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

2 Sam. 19:16
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

2 Sam. 19:18
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;

2 Sam. 19:20
For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

2 Sam. 19:24
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

2 Sam. 19:31
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.

2 Sam. 20:15
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

2 Sam. 21:15
Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

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

2 Sam. 22:28
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

2 Sam. 22:48
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

2 Sam. 23:13
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Sam. 23:20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

2 Sam. 23:21
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.