Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lame' occurs 35 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lame' in the standard works and contain 20% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

 5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

 5:7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

 5:8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.




2 Sam. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 104 121
Gen. 0 14 14
Ex. 0 1 1
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 0 1 1
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 0 1 1
Judg. 0 7 7
1 Sam. 0 4 4
2 Sam. 8 3 11
1 Chr. 0 2 2
2 Chr. 0 3 3
Job 1 2 3
Ps. 0 4 4
Prov. 1 0 1
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 2 12 14
Jer. 1 16 17
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 0 15 15
Dan. 0 5 5
Joel 0 5 5
Amos 0 3 3
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 0 2 2
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 10 32 42
BM 5 37 42
DC 3 9 12
PGP 0 15 15
TOTAL 35 197 232

2 Sam. 1:17
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

2 Sam. 3:33
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

2 Sam. 4:4
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

2 Sam. 5:6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

2 Sam. 5:8
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

2 Sam. 9:3
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

2 Sam. 9:13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.

2 Sam. 19:26
And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.