Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'turned' occurs 340 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'turned' in the standard works and contain 13.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 22:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 78:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 70:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 249 155 404
NT 38 30 68
BM 31 57 88
DC 13 0 13
PGP 9 1 10
Moses 3 0 3
Abr. 6 0 6
JS-H 0 1 1
TOTAL 340 243 583

Moses 4:31
So I drove out the man, and I placed at the east of the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life.

Moses 7:3
And it came to pass that I turned and went up on the mount; and as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with glory;

Moses 7:13
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.

Abr. 1:5
My fathers, having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the gods of the heathen, utterly refused to hearken to my voice;

Abr. 1:6
For their hearts were set to do evil, and were wholly turned to the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt;

Abr. 1:7
Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my life by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.

Abr. 1:17
And this because they have turned their hearts away from me, to worship the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; therefore I have come down to visit them, and to destroy him who hath lifted up his hand against thee, Abraham, my son, to take away thy life.

Abr. 2:5
And the famine abated; and my father tarried in Haran and dwelt there, as there were many flocks in Haran; and my father turned again unto his idolatry, therefore he continued in Haran.

Abr. 2:17
Now I, Abraham, built an altar in the land of Jershon, and made an offering unto the Lord, and prayed that the famine might be turned away from my father's house, that they might not perish.