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

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. 4:10
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

2 Sam. 13:30
And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

2 Sam. 18:19
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

2 Sam. 18:20
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

2 Sam. 18:22
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

2 Sam. 18:25
And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

2 Sam. 18:26
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

2 Sam. 18:27
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

2 Sam. 18:31
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.