Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'kirjath' occurs 34 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 'kirjath' in the standard works and contain 55.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 18:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

 18:14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

 18:15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:





Judg. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

 1:11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:

 1:12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.





1 Sam. 6:21-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

 6:21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

 7:1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

 7:2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.





Josh. 15:60 (2 in 1 verse)

 15:60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:





Judg. 18:12 (2 in 1 verse)

 18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.





Josh. 15:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

 15:16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.





1 Chr. 2:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

 2:53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.





1 Chr. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.

 13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 3 37
Gen. 1 0 1
Num. 1 1 2
Josh. 14 1 15
Judg. 5 0 5
1 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 5 1 6
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 2 0 2
Jer. 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 3 37

1 Sam. 6:21
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

1 Sam. 7:1
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

1 Sam. 7:2
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.