Emphasis Scriptures

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

23 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'utterly' in the standard works and contain 18.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 15:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 24:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


Josh. 10:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

 10:40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.




Josh. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 98 0 98
Ex. 4 0 4
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 4 0 4
Deut. 12 0 12
Josh. 14 0 14
Judg. 4 0 4
1 Sam. 9 0 9
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Neh. 1 0 1
Ps. 5 0 5
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 11 0 11
Jer. 10 0 10
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 3 0 3
BM 18 0 18
DC 4 0 4
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 127 0 127

Josh. 2:10
For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

Josh. 6:21
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

Josh. 8:26
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Josh. 10:1
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

Josh. 10:28
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

Josh. 10:35
And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

Josh. 10:37
And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

Josh. 10:39
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

Josh. 10:40
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

Josh. 11:11
And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

Josh. 11:12
And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

Josh. 11:20
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Josh. 11:21
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

Josh. 17:13
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.