Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'read' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

59 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'read' in the standard works and contain 45% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 1:11-14 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 27:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 25:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Col. 4:16 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 646 688
Gen. 0 41 41
Ex. 1 71 72
Lev. 0 42 42
Num. 0 21 21
Deut. 2 25 27
Josh. 2 5 7
Judg. 0 14 14
Ruth 0 3 3
1 Sam. 0 25 25
2 Sam. 0 19 19
1 Kgs. 0 34 34
2 Kgs. 6 12 18
1 Chr. 0 12 12
2 Chr. 3 25 28
Ezra 2 5 7
Neh. 5 10 15
Esth. 1 2 3
Job 0 30 30
Ps. 0 30 30
Prov. 0 18 18
Eccl. 0 9 9
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 4 49 53
Jer. 11 19 30
Lam. 0 7 7
Ezek. 0 71 71
Dan. 5 8 13
Hosea 0 8 8
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 0 6 6
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 0 5 5
Nahum 0 1 1
Hab. 0 4 4
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 5 5
Mal. 0 6 6
NT 28 176 204
BM 52 96 148
DC 7 41 48
PGP 2 15 17
TOTAL 131 974 1105

1 Chr. 9:32
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

1 Chr. 12:23
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

1 Chr. 12:24
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

1 Chr. 12:40
Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

1 Chr. 14:9
And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

1 Chr. 14:13
And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

1 Chr. 16:3
And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

1 Chr. 22:13
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

1 Chr. 23:29
Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

1 Chr. 28:2
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

1 Chr. 28:16
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

1 Chr. 28:18
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.