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)

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)

 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

 1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.




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)

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