Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thousand' occurs 603 times in the standard works.

394 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thousand' in the standard works and contain 65.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 150 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 48:8-35 (28 in 28 verses)

Num. 31:32-46 (17 in 15 verses)

Rev. 7:4-8 (13 in 5 verses)

Morm. 6:10-15 (10 in 6 verses)

Num. 2:23-32 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 2:8-16 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Chr. 12:29-37 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Chr. 27:7-15 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Chr. 2:10-18 (9 in 9 verses)

Ezek. 45:1-6 (8 in 6 verses)

Neh. 7:66-72 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 77:6-12 (8 in 7 verses)

1 Chr. 29:4-7 (7 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Rev. 20:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 35:4-5 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 23:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 13:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 5:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Ex. 38:25-29 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 17:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 21:5 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 30:24 (4 in 1 verse)

Job 42:12 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 18:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 35:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 47:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 12:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 20:10 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 10:6 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:14 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:21 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 7:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:32-27:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 25:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 1:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:67-69 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 88:108-110 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:59-61 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 24:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:63 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 10:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 19:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 17:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 27:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 57:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

 57:25 And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of my two thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss of blood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there was not one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one soul among them who had not received many wounds.

 57:26 And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army, yea, that they should be spared while there was a thousand of our brethren who were slain. And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe-- that there was a just God, and whosoever did not doubt, that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.




Alma 62:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 466 58 524
NT 54 4 58
BM 55 42 97
1 Ne. 0 1 1
2 Ne. 2 0 2
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 1 2 3
Alma 33 27 60
Hel. 2 3 5
3 Ne. 2 5 7
Morm. 15 2 17
Ether 0 1 1
DC 20 5 25
PGP 8 1 9
TOTAL 603 110 713

Alma 2:19
And it came to pass that the Nephites did pursue the Amlicites all that day, and did slay them with much slaughter, insomuch that there were slain of the Amlicites twelve thousand five hundred thirty and two souls; and there were slain of the Nephites six thousand five hundred sixty and two souls.

Alma 3:26
And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

Alma 4:5
And it came to pass in the seventh year of the reign of the judges there were about three thousand five hundred souls that united themselves to the church of God and were baptized. And thus ended the seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; and there was continual peace in all that time.

Alma 23:5
And thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the traditions of the Nephites; and they were taught the records and prophecies which were handed down even to the present time.

Alma 24:22
And thus without meeting any resistance, they did slay a thousand and five of them; and we know that they are blessed, for they have gone to dwell with their God.

Alma 24:27
And there was not a wicked man slain among them; but there were more than a thousand brought to the knowledge of the truth; thus we see that the Lord worketh in many ways to the salvation of his people.

Alma 26:4
Behold, thousands of them do rejoice, and have been brought into the fold of God.

Alma 26:13
Behold, how many thousands of our brethren has he loosed from the pains of hell; and they are brought to sing redeeming love, and this because of the power of his word which is in us, therefore have we not great reason to rejoice?

Alma 26:22
Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing-- unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.

Alma 28:2
And thus there was a tremendous battle; yea, even such an one as never had been known among all the people in the land from the time Lehi left Jerusalem; yea, and tens of thousands of the Lamanites were slain and scattered abroad.

Alma 28:10
And from the first year to the fifteenth has brought to pass the destruction of many thousand lives; yea, it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed.

Alma 28:11
And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

Alma 28:12
While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred, yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness.

Alma 37:9
Yea, I say unto you, were it not for these things that these records do contain, which are on these plates, Ammon and his brethren could not have convinced so many thousands of the Lamanites of the incorrect tradition of their fathers; yea, these records and their words brought them unto repentance; that is, they brought them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer.

Alma 37:10
And who knoweth but what they will be the means of bringing many thousands of them, yea, and also many thousands of our stiffnecked brethren, the Nephites, who are now hardening their hearts in sin and iniquities, to the knowledge of their Redeemer?

Alma 37:19
And now behold, one purpose hath he fulfilled, even to the restoration of many thousands of the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; and he hath shown forth his power in them, and he will also still show forth his power in them unto future generations; therefore they shall be preserved.

Alma 43:5
And it came to pass that the Lamanites came with their thousands; and they came into the land of Antionum, which is the land of the Zoramites; and a man by the name of Zerahemnah was their leader.

Alma 49:23
Thus the Nephites had all power over their enemies; and thus the Lamanites did attempt to destroy the Nephites until their chief captains were all slain; yea, and more than a thousand of the Lamanites were slain; while, on the other hand, there was not a single soul of the Nephites which was slain.

Alma 50:22
And those who were faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord were delivered at all times, whilst thousands of their wicked brethren have been consigned to bondage, or to perish by the sword, or to dwindle in unbelief, and mingle with the Lamanites.

Alma 51:11
Now his armies were not so great as they had hitherto been, because of the many thousands who had been slain by the hand of the Nephites; but notwithstanding their great loss, Amalickiah had gathered together a wonderfully great army, insomuch that he feared not to come down to the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 51:19
And it came to pass that there were four thousand of those dissenters who were hewn down by the sword; and those of their leaders who were not slain in battle were taken and cast into prison, for there was no time for their trials at this period.

Alma 53:18
Now behold, there were two thousand of those young men, who entered into this covenant and took their weapons of war to defend their country.

Alma 53:22
And now it came to pass that Helaman did march at the head of his two thousand stripling soldiers, to the support of the people in the borders of the land on the south by the west sea.

Alma 56:3
Behold, two thousand of the sons of those men whom Ammon brought down out of the land of Nephi-- now ye have known that these were descendants of Laman, who was the eldest son of our father Lehi;

Alma 56:5
Therefore it sufficeth me that I tell you that two thousand of these young men have taken their weapons of war, and would that I should be their leader; and we have come forth to defend our country.

Alma 56:9
But behold, here is one thing in which we may have great joy. For behold, in the twenty and sixth year, I, Helaman, did march at the head of these two thousand young men to the city of Judea, to assist Antipus, whom ye had appointed a leader over the people of that part of the land.

Alma 56:10
And I did join my two thousand sons, (for they are worthy to be called sons) to the army of Antipus, in which strength Antipus did rejoice exceedingly; for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men, for which cause we have to mourn.

Alma 56:27
And now it came to pass in the second month of this year, there was brought unto us many provisions from the fathers of those my two thousand sons.

Alma 56:28
And also there were sent two thousand men unto us from the land of Zarahemla. And thus we were prepared with ten thousand men, and provisions for them, and also for their wives and their children.

Alma 56:49
And it came to pass that I did return with my two thousand against these Lamanites who had pursued us. And now behold, the armies of Antipus had overtaken them, and a terrible battle had commenced.

Alma 56:50
The army of Antipus being weary, because of their long march in so short a space of time, were about to fall into the hands of the Lamanites; and had I not returned with my two thousand they would have obtained their purpose.

Alma 56:52
And it came to pass that the Lamanites took courage, and began to pursue them; and thus were the Lamanites pursuing them with great vigor when Helaman came upon their rear with his two thousand, and began to slay them exceedingly, insomuch that the whole army of the Lamanites halted and turned upon Helaman.

Alma 56:54
And now it came to pass that we, the people of Nephi, the people of Antipus, and I with my two thousand, did surround the Lamanites, and did slay them; yea, insomuch that they were compelled to deliver up their weapons of war and also themselves as prisoners of war.

Alma 57:6
And it came to pass that in the commencement of the twenty and ninth year, we received a supply of provisions, and also an addition to our army, from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about, to the number of six thousand men, besides sixty of the sons of the Ammonites who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two thousand. And now behold, we were strong, yea, and we had also plenty of provisions brought unto us.

Alma 57:14
For behold, they would break out in great numbers, and would fight with stones, and with clubs, or whatsoever thing they could get into their hands, insomuch that we did slay upwards of two thousand of them after they had surrendered themselves prisoners of war.

Alma 57:19
But behold, my little band of two thousand and sixty fought most desperately; yea, they were firm before the Lamanites, and did administer death unto all those who opposed them.

Alma 57:20
And as the remainder of our army were about to give way before the Lamanites, behold, those two thousand and sixty were firm and undaunted.

Alma 57:25
And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of my two thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss of blood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there was not one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one soul among them who had not received many wounds.

Alma 57:26
And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army, yea, that they should be spared while there was a thousand of our brethren who were slain. And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe-- that there was a just God, and whosoever did not doubt, that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.

Alma 58:8
But it came to pass that we did receive food, which was guarded to us by an army of two thousand men to our assistance; and this is all the assistance which we did receive, to defend ourselves and our country from falling into the hands of our enemies, yea, to contend with an enemy which was innumerable.

Alma 60:5
But behold, great has been the slaughter among our people; yea, thousands have fallen by the sword, while it might have otherwise been if ye had rendered unto our armies sufficient strength and succor for them. Yea, great has been your neglect towards us.

Alma 60:7
Can you think to sit upon your thrones in a state of thoughtless stupor, while your enemies are spreading the work of death around you? Yea, while they are murdering thousands of your brethren--

Alma 60:8
Yea, even they who have looked up to you for protection, yea, have placed you in a situation that ye might have succored them, yea, ye might have sent armies unto them, to have strengthened them, and have saved thousands of them from falling by the sword.

Alma 60:10
And now, my beloved brethren-- for ye ought to be beloved; yea, and ye ought to have stirred yourselves more diligently for the welfare and the freedom of this people; but behold, ye have neglected them insomuch that the blood of thousands shall come upon your heads for vengeance; yea, for known unto God were all their cries, and all their sufferings--

Alma 60:22
Yea, will ye sit in idleness while ye are surrounded with thousands of those, yea, and tens of thousands, who do also sit in idleness, while there are thousands round about in the borders of the land who are falling by the sword, yea, wounded and bleeding?

Alma 62:5
And it came to pass that thousands did flock unto his standard, and did take up their swords in the defence of their freedom, that they might not come into bondage.

Alma 62:12
And it came to pass in the commencement of the thirty and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Moroni immediately caused that provisions should be sent, and also an army of six thousand men should be sent unto Helaman, to assist him in preserving that part of the land.

Alma 62:13
And he also caused that an army of six thousand men, with a sufficient quantity of food, should be sent to the armies of Lehi and Teancum. And it came to pass that this was done to fortify the land against the Lamanites.

Alma 62:17
And when they had entered into this covenant they sent them to dwell with the people of Ammon, and they were in number about four thousand who had not been slain.

Alma 63:4
And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemla into the land which was northward.