Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'build' occurs 271 times in the standard works.

98 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'build' in the standard works and contain 36.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 2:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 127:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:18-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 146 97 243
Gen. 2 7 9
Ex. 1 1 2
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 5 2 7
Josh. 2 3 5
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 17 13 30
2 Kgs. 0 3 3
1 Chr. 19 2 21
2 Chr. 19 4 23
Ezra 13 18 31
Neh. 7 12 19
Job 0 2 2
Ps. 8 2 10
Prov. 1 3 4
Eccl. 1 2 3
Song. 1 1 2
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 12 2 14
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 5 15 20
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 0 1 1
Amos 2 1 3
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 5 0 5
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 16 25 41
BM 48 30 78
DC 61 22 83
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 271 177 448

Isa. 9:10
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

Isa. 45:13
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.

Isa. 58:12
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Isa. 60:10
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

Isa. 61:4
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Isa. 65:21
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Isa. 65:22
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Isa. 66:1
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?