Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jabesh' occurs 24 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jabesh' in the standard works and contain 79.2% 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. 11:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 10:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)


Judg. 21:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

 21:8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

 21:9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

 21:10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.




1 Sam. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 31:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 24 0 24
Judg. 5 0 5
1 Sam. 10 0 10
2 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 3 0 3
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 0 24

Judg. 21:8
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

Judg. 21:9
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

Judg. 21:10
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

Judg. 21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

Judg. 21:14
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.