Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tidings' occurs 80 times in the standard works.

32 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tidings' in the standard works and contain 40% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 18:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 128:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
Gen. 1 0 1
Ex. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 5 0 5
2 Sam. 13 0 13
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 0 1
Ps. 1 0 1
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 3 0 3
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 8 0 8
BM 22 0 22
DC 12 0 12
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 80 0 80

1 Sam. 4:19
And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

1 Sam. 11:4
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

1 Sam. 11:5
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

1 Sam. 11:6
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

1 Sam. 27:11
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.