Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'children' occurs 2337 times in the standard works.

1269 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'children' in the standard works and contain 54.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 554 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezra 2:1-4:1 (101 in 84 verses)

Neh. 7:6-9:1 (92 in 87 verses)

Josh. 21:40-22:34 (43 in 40 verses)

Judg. 20:13-36 (25 in 24 verses)

Josh. 15:63-17:2 (16 in 13 verses)

Num. 8:6-20 (16 in 15 verses)

Judg. 10:6-18 (13 in 13 verses)

Moro. 8:8-20 (13 in 13 verses)

Num. 35:34-36:9 (12 in 10 verses)

Josh. 20:9-21:10 (12 in 11 verses)

D&C 98:28-37 (11 in 10 verses)

Num. 32:25-34 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 34:20-29 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 34:22-35:2 (10 in 10 verses)

Judg. 11:27-36 (10 in 10 verses)

Josh. 4:4-12 (9 in 9 verses)

Judg. 3:7-15 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 32:32-33:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Gen. 36:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

Num. 18:19-26 (8 in 8 verses)

Num. 31:54-32:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Neh. 10:39-11:4 (7 in 5 verses)

Num. 10:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Josh. 4:21-5:3 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 98:46-47 (6 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:8-10 (6 in 3 verses)

Judg. 4:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Moro. 7:27-32 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 32:30-32 (5 in 3 verses)

Josh. 13:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

Judg. 19:30-20:3 (5 in 4 verses)

Ex. 6:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 3:38-42 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 32:49-33:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 18:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 19:47-51 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 7:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Rom. 9:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 74:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Joel 1:3 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 6:64-65 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 10:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 14:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:62-64 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 78:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)


2 Ne. 25:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

 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.

 25:7 But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which I know that no man can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.

 25:8 Wherefore, they are of worth unto the children of men, and he that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly, and confine the words unto mine own people; for I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them.




Deut. 2:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 13:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 13:31-14:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 11:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 19:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 25:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 2:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 31:43 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 45:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:25 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:2 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 17:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:4 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:28-19:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Hosea 1:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 50:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 16:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 27:20-28:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 34:34-35:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 24:23-25:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 2:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 25:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 25:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 14:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 15:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 18:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 12:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 10:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 2:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 12:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 19:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 13:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 31:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:4-4:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Joel 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 20:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 19:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:27-4:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 123:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

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