Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'days' occurs 1215 times in the standard works.

424 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'days' in the standard works and contain 34.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 173 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 10:30-11:3 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 11:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-9 (7 in 6 verses)

Lev. 12:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 15:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Esth. 1:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:7-9 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 61:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-M 1:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 47:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:19 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:31 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 9:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 65:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:23-12:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 45:23-46:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 13:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 8:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 11:21 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:65 (3 in 1 verse)

Job 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 20:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:46-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:33-6:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 23:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 33:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 12:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:68-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Sam. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

 30:13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.




1 Kgs. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 39:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 102:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:30-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 702 2 704
Gen. 63 0 63
Ex. 32 0 32
Lev. 40 0 40
Num. 34 0 34
Deut. 50 0 50
Josh. 13 0 13
Judg. 19 0 19
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 24 0 24
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 33 0 33
2 Kgs. 21 0 21
1 Chr. 17 0 17
2 Chr. 25 0 25
Ezra 9 0 9
Neh. 19 0 19
Esth. 17 0 17
Job 33 2 35
Ps. 32 0 32
Prov. 7 0 7
Eccl. 20 0 20
Isa. 25 0 25
Jer. 52 0 52
Lam. 5 0 5
Ezek. 32 0 32
Dan. 25 0 25
Hosea 14 0 14
Joel 4 0 4
Amos 7 0 7
Jonah 3 0 3
Micah 5 0 5
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 7 0 7
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 166 1 167
BM 210 0 210
DC 87 0 87
PGP 50 0 50
TOTAL 1215 3 1218

1 Sam. 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Sam. 2:31
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

1 Sam. 3:1
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

1 Sam. 7:13
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1 Sam. 7:15
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

1 Sam. 9:20
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

1 Sam. 10:8
And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

1 Sam. 11:3
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

1 Sam. 13:8
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

1 Sam. 13:11
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

1 Sam. 14:52
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

1 Sam. 17:12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

1 Sam. 17:16
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

1 Sam. 18:26
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.

1 Sam. 20:19
And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

1 Sam. 21:5
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

1 Sam. 25:10
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

1 Sam. 25:28
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

1 Sam. 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

1 Sam. 28:1
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

1 Sam. 29:3
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?

1 Sam. 30:12
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

1 Sam. 30:13
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

1 Sam. 31:13
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.