Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'el' occurs 73 times in the standard works.

29 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'el' in the standard works and contain 39.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 35:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:32-13:1 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 73 10439 10512
Gen. 16 656 672
Ex. 0 444 444
Lev. 0 259 259
Num. 0 685 685
Deut. 0 339 339
Josh. 13 334 347
Judg. 5 501 506
Ruth 0 52 52
1 Sam. 4 628 632
2 Sam. 0 413 413
1 Kgs. 10 521 531
2 Kgs. 10 501 511
1 Chr. 1 658 659
2 Chr. 1 504 505
Ezra 1 189 190
Neh. 2 164 166
Esth. 0 53 53
Job 0 219 219
Ps. 0 680 680
Prov. 0 194 194
Eccl. 0 47 47
Song. 0 75 75
Isa. 0 511 511
Jer. 1 577 578
Lam. 0 37 37
Ezek. 0 550 550
Dan. 0 230 230
Hosea 2 98 100
Joel 0 28 28
Amos 7 74 81
Obad. 0 7 7
Jonah 0 15 15
Micah 0 40 40
Nahum 0 20 20
Hab. 0 20 20
Zeph. 0 19 19
Hag. 0 14 14
Zech. 0 70 70
Mal. 0 13 13
NT 0 2713 2713
BM 0 3344 3344
DC 0 1662 1662
PGP 0 440 440
TOTAL 73 18598 18671

Eccl. 1:12
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Eccl. 2:3
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Eccl. 2:8
I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Eccl. 2:10
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Eccl. 2:12
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

Eccl. 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Eccl. 2:14
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Eccl. 2:19
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Eccl. 2:25
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

Eccl. 3:18
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Eccl. 4:10
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

Eccl. 4:16
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Eccl. 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

Eccl. 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Eccl. 5:9
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Eccl. 5:13
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Eccl. 5:18
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Eccl. 6:3
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Eccl. 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Eccl. 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Eccl. 7:10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Eccl. 7:12
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Eccl. 7:16
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Eccl. 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Eccl. 8:2
I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Eccl. 8:5
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Eccl. 8:7
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

Eccl. 8:8
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Eccl. 8:12
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Eccl. 8:13
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Eccl. 8:17
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Eccl. 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Eccl. 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Eccl. 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

Eccl. 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Eccl. 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Eccl. 10:14
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Eccl. 10:20
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Eccl. 11:3
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Eccl. 12:3
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

Eccl. 12:6
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.