Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'petition' occurs 18 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'petition' in the standard works and contain 50% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


Dan. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

 6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 1 14
1 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
Esth. 6 0 6
Ps. 0 1 1
Dan. 3 0 3
NT 0 2 2
BM 4 2 6
DC 1 3 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 18 8 26

Dan. 6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Dan. 6:12
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Dan. 6:13
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.