Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'destroyed' occurs 305 times in the standard works.

67 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'destroyed' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 28 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 25:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 2:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:51 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 149 0 149
NT 18 0 18
BM 123 0 123
1 Ne. 10 0 10
2 Ne. 23 0 23
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 2 0 2
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 11 0 11
Alma 43 0 43
Hel. 10 0 10
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 14 0 14
DC 12 0 12
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 305 0 305

Hel. 2:11
But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did not return he feared lest that he should be destroyed; therefore he caused that his band should follow him. And they took their flight out of the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness; and thus when Helaman sent forth to take them they could nowhere be found.

Hel. 3:23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.

Hel. 4:20
And it came to pass, because of the greatness of the number of the Lamanites the Nephites were in great fear, lest they should be overpowered, and trodden down, and slain, and destroyed.

Hel. 6:37
And it came to pass that the Lamanites did hunt the band of robbers of Gadianton; and they did preach the word of God among the more wicked part of them, insomuch that this band of robbers was utterly destroyed from among the Lamanites.

Hel. 7:24
For behold, they are more righteous than you, for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them; yea, he will lengthen out their days and increase their seed, even when thou shalt be utterly destroyed except thou shalt repent.

Hel. 7:28
And except ye repent ye shall perish; yea, even your lands shall be taken from you, and ye shall be destroyed from off the face of the earth.

Hel. 8:20
And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and Jeremiah, (Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem) and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed according to the words of Jeremiah. O then why not the Son of God come, according to his prophecy?

Hel. 8:21
And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed? Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain, all except it were Mulek? Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us, and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem? But behold, this is not all--

Hel. 11:4
O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

Hel. 11:11
Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.