Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'priests' occurs 523 times in the standard works.

163 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'priests' in the standard works and contain 31.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 6:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 35:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 22:17-21 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 26:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 102:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 4:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 5:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 13:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 29:34 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:7 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:27-31:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)


Hag. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

 2:12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

 2:13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.




D&C 102:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 15:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:111 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 10:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 46:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 3:4-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 318 0 318
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 10 0 10
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 8 0 8
Josh. 29 0 29
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 11 0 11
2 Kgs. 20 0 20
1 Chr. 15 0 15
2 Chr. 69 0 69
Ezra 26 0 26
Neh. 34 0 34
Ps. 4 0 4
Isa. 3 0 3
Jer. 25 0 25
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 17 0 17
Hosea 3 0 3
Joel 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Hag. 3 0 3
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 83 0 83
BM 79 0 79
DC 41 0 41
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 523 0 523

Hag. 2:11
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Hag. 2:12
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Hag. 2:13
Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.