Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'over' occurs 1475 times in the standard works.

636 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'over' in the standard works and contain 43.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 254 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 27:25-28:5 (18 in 15 verses)

D&C 107:85-95 (12 in 11 verses)

2 Sam. 2:4-15 (12 in 12 verses)

Judg. 9:8-15 (9 in 8 verses)

Gen. 1:26-28 (8 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:26-28 (8 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:26-28 (8 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

Neh. 3:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

Deut. 1:13-15 (6 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 4:12-5:5 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 17:19-24 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 19:36-41 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 23:37-24:3 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 15:22-23 (5 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)


2 Sam. 20:21-24 (5 in 4 verses)

 20:21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

 20:22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

 20:23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

 20:24 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:




1 Kgs. 4:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 48:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Ex. 8:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 3:14-4:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 3:16-4:3 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 14:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 29:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 14:18-15:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 30:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 17:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 6:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:22-5:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 11:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 8:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 7:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 24:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 35:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 1:50 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:37 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:32 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:48-49 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 3:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 27:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 8:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 12:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

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