Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lion' occurs 115 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lion' in the standard works and contain 52.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Kgs. 13:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

 13:24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

 13:25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

 13:26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him.

 13:27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.

 13:28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.




Job 4:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Nahum 2:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Judg. 14:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 24:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 17:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 26:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 31:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 98 69 167
Gen. 3 1 4
Num. 4 0 4
Deut. 2 1 3
Josh. 0 1 1
Judg. 5 0 5
Ruth 0 3 3
1 Sam. 3 1 4
2 Sam. 2 3 5
1 Kgs. 8 7 15
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 1 2 3
2 Chr. 0 2 2
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 8 3 11
Ps. 8 8 16
Prov. 8 1 9
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 10 2 12
Jer. 7 8 15
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 8 6 14
Dan. 1 9 10
Hosea 5 0 5
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 5 0 5
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 4 4 8
Zeph. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 6 3 9
BM 10 29 39
DC 1 8 9
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 115 111 226

1 Kgs. 7:29
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

1 Kgs. 7:36
For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

1 Kgs. 10:19
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

1 Kgs. 10:20
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

1 Kgs. 13:24
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

1 Kgs. 13:25
And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

1 Kgs. 13:26
And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him.

1 Kgs. 13:28
And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.

1 Kgs. 20:12
And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

1 Kgs. 20:16
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

1 Kgs. 20:36
Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.