Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'days' occurs 1215 times in the standard works.

424 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'days' in the standard works and contain 34.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 173 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 10:30-11:3 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 11:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-9 (7 in 6 verses)

Lev. 12:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 15:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Esth. 1:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:7-9 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 61:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-M 1:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 47:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:19 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:31 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 9:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 65:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:23-12:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 45:23-46:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 13:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 8:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 11:21 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:65 (3 in 1 verse)

Job 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 20:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:46-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:33-6:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 23:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 33:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 12:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:68-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)


Gen. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.




Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 39:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 102:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:30-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 702 2 704
Gen. 63 0 63
Ex. 32 0 32
Lev. 40 0 40
Num. 34 0 34
Deut. 50 0 50
Josh. 13 0 13
Judg. 19 0 19
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 24 0 24
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 33 0 33
2 Kgs. 21 0 21
1 Chr. 17 0 17
2 Chr. 25 0 25
Ezra 9 0 9
Neh. 19 0 19
Esth. 17 0 17
Job 33 2 35
Ps. 32 0 32
Prov. 7 0 7
Eccl. 20 0 20
Isa. 25 0 25
Jer. 52 0 52
Lam. 5 0 5
Ezek. 32 0 32
Dan. 25 0 25
Hosea 14 0 14
Joel 4 0 4
Amos 7 0 7
Jonah 3 0 3
Micah 5 0 5
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 7 0 7
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 166 1 167
BM 210 0 210
DC 87 0 87
PGP 50 0 50
TOTAL 1215 3 1218

Gen. 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Gen. 3:14
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Gen. 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Gen. 5:4
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

Gen. 5:5
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Gen. 5:8
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Gen. 5:11
And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Gen. 5:14
And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Gen. 5:17
And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Gen. 5:20
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Gen. 5:23
And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Gen. 5:27
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Gen. 5:31
And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Gen. 6:3
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Gen. 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen. 7:4
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Gen. 7:10
And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

Gen. 7:12
And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Gen. 7:17
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Gen. 7:24
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Gen. 8:3
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

Gen. 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

Gen. 8:10
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

Gen. 8:12
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Gen. 9:29
And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Gen. 10:25
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Gen. 11:32
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Gen. 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

Gen. 17:12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Gen. 21:4
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Gen. 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

Gen. 24:55
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

Gen. 25:7
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Gen. 25:24
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Gen. 26:1
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Gen. 26:15
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Gen. 26:18
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

Gen. 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Gen. 27:44
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

Gen. 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Gen. 29:21
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Gen. 30:14
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

Gen. 30:36
And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

Gen. 31:23
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

Gen. 35:28
And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

Gen. 35:29
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Gen. 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Gen. 40:12
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

Gen. 40:13
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

Gen. 40:18
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

Gen. 40:19
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

Gen. 42:17
And he put them all together into ward three days.

Gen. 47:9
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

Gen. 49:1
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

Gen. 50:3
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

Gen. 50:4
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

Gen. 50:10
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.