Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'dwelt' occurs 275 times in the standard works.

74 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'dwelt' in the standard works and contain 26.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 2:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

Judg. 1:29-33 (5 in 5 verses)

Neh. 11:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 11:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 7:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 10:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 19:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 2:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 208 0 208
NT 18 0 18
BM 33 0 33
1 Ne. 6 0 6
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 3 0 3
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 17 0 17
DC 6 0 6
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 275 0 275

1 Ne. 1:4
For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.

1 Ne. 1:6
And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he did quake and tremble exceedingly.

1 Ne. 2:15
And my father dwelt in a tent.

1 Ne. 9:1
And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.

1 Ne. 10:16
And all these things, of which I have spoken, were done as my father dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel.

1 Ne. 16:6
Now, all these things were said and done as my father dwelt in a tent in the valley which he called Lemuel.

2 Ne. 23:20
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

2 Ne. 25:6
But behold, I, Nephi, have not taught my children after the manner of the Jews; but behold, I, of myself, have dwelt at Jerusalem, wherefore I know concerning the regions round about; and I have made mention unto my children concerning the judgments of God, which hath come to pass among the Jews, unto my children, according to all that which Isaiah hath spoken, and I do not write them.

Omni 1:16
And they journeyed in the wilderness, and were brought by the hand of the Lord across the great waters, into the land where Mosiah discovered them; and they had dwelt there from that time forth.

Omni 1:21
And they gave an account of one Coriantumr, and the slain of his people. And Coriantumr was discovered by the people of Zarahemla; and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons.

Mosiah 9:11
Therefore it came to pass, that after we had dwelt in the land for the space of twelve years that king Laman began to grow uneasy, lest by any means my people should wax strong in the land, and that they could not overpower them and bring them into bondage.

Alma 10:10
And again, I know that the things whereof he hath testified are true; for behold I say unto you, that as the Lord liveth, even so has he sent his angel to make these things manifest unto me; and this he has done while this Alma hath dwelt at my house.

Alma 22:28
Now, the more idle part of the Lamanites lived in the wilderness, and dwelt in tents; and they were spread through the wilderness on the west, in the land of Nephi; yea, and also on the west of the land of Zarahemla, in the borders by the seashore, and on the west in the land of Nephi, in the place of their fathers' first inheritance, and thus bordering along by the seashore.

Alma 23:14
And the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any of the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.

3 Ne. 1:27
And it came to pass that the ninety and third year did also pass away in peace, save it were for the Gadianton robbers, who dwelt upon the mountains, who did infest the land; for so strong were their holds and their secret places that the people could not overpower them; therefore they did commit many murders, and did do much slaughter among the people.

Morm. 9:36
And behold, these things which we have desired concerning our brethren, yea, even their restoration to the knowledge of Christ, are according to the prayers of all the saints who have dwelt in the land.

Ether 2:13
And now I proceed with my record; for behold, it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.

Ether 7:4
And when Corihor was thirty and two years old he rebelled against his father, and went over and dwelt in the land of Nehor; and he begat sons and daughters, and they became exceedingly fair; wherefore Corihor drew away many people after him.

Ether 7:5
And when he had gathered together an army he came up unto the land of Moron where the king dwelt, and took him captive, which brought to pass the saying of the brother of Jared that they would be brought into captivity.

Ether 7:6
Now the land of Moron, where the king dwelt, was near the land which is called Desolation by the Nephites.

Ether 7:7
And it came to pass that Kib dwelt in captivity, and his people under Corihor his son, until he became exceedingly old; nevertheless Kib begat Shule in his old age, while he was yet in captivity.

Ether 8:2
And Jared rebelled against his father, and came and dwelt in the land of Heth. And it came to pass that he did flatter many people, because of his cunning words, until he had gained the half of the kingdom.

Ether 9:9
And it came to pass that Nimrah gathered together a small number of men, and fled out of the land, and came over and dwelt with Omer.

Ether 10:31
And he begat Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. And Heth begat Aaron, and Aaron dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Coriantum, and Coriantum dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Com.

Ether 11:18
And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and obtain the kingdom; wherefore, Moron dwelt in captivity all the remainder of his days; and he begat Coriantor.

Ether 11:19
And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days.

Ether 11:23
And it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.

Ether 13:14
And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night.

Ether 13:18
Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.

Ether 14:7
And it came to pass that Coriantumr dwelt with his army in the wilderness for the space of two years, in which he did receive great strength to his army.