Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'kept' occurs 302 times in the standard works.

68 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'kept' in the standard works and contain 22.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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4 Ne. 1:19-21 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 16:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

John 17:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:31 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:167-168 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 128 0 128
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 7 0 7
Num. 9 0 9
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 4 0 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 9 0 9
2 Kgs. 4 0 4
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 14 0 14
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 5 0 5
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 17 0 17
Eccl. 2 0 2
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 2 0 2
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 1 0 1
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 47 0 47
BM 83 0 83
DC 37 0 37
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 302 0 302

1 Chr. 10:13
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;

1 Chr. 12:1
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

1 Chr. 12:29
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.