Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sons' occurs 1327 times in the standard works.

764 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sons' in the standard works and contain 57.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 336 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 24:20-26:11 (56 in 54 verses)

1 Chr. 23:6-24:5 (36 in 32 verses)

Gen. 46:5-27 (27 in 23 verses)

Ezra 8:2-19 (21 in 18 verses)

1 Chr. 7:1-20 (21 in 20 verses)

1 Chr. 1:28-42 (18 in 15 verses)

1 Chr. 3:15-4:7 (18 in 17 verses)

Gen. 36:5-20 (16 in 16 verses)

1 Chr. 2:23-34 (12 in 12 verses)

1 Chr. 4:13-24 (12 in 12 verses)

1 Chr. 8:38-9:7 (11 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 4:3-13 (11 in 11 verses)

2 Chr. 29:9-14 (8 in 6 verses)

Gen. 10:1-7 (8 in 7 verses)

Lev. 8:24-31 (8 in 8 verses)

Lev. 8:30-9:1 (8 in 8 verses)

Num. 26:35-42 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 1:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 84:30-34 (7 in 5 verses)

Ex. 29:19-24 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 2:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezra 10:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezra 3:9-10 (6 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:22-26 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 10:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 1:5-9 (6 in 5 verses)

Ex. 6:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 4:42-5:4 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 15:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

Moses 8:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 13:17-19 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezra 10:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 6:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Moses 5:52-56 (5 in 5 verses)

Moses 6:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Moses 5:42-43 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 8:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 29:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 4:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 9:44-10:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 8:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 4:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 6:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 7:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

Job 42:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 35:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 5:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 4:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:6 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:49 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 27:21-28:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 9:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 2:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 29:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 7:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 18:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ruth 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 31:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 21:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 6:61-63 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 10:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)


Esth. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

 9:12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

 9:13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

 9:14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.




Job 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 51:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 27:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 16:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 7:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 7:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 16:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 31:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 40:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 26:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 6:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 7:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 7:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 31:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 56:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 60:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 16:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:22-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:68-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1062 66 1128
Gen. 146 3 149
Ex. 58 3 61
Lev. 60 2 62
Num. 93 7 100
Deut. 18 4 22
Josh. 6 0 6
Judg. 18 5 23
Ruth 7 0 7
1 Sam. 37 3 40
2 Sam. 35 4 39
1 Kgs. 16 0 16
2 Kgs. 26 4 30
1 Chr. 308 4 312
2 Chr. 42 3 45
Ezra 48 1 49
Neh. 17 0 17
Esth. 5 0 5
Job 14 3 17
Ps. 11 4 15
Prov. 2 4 6
Eccl. 9 0 9
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 19 1 20
Jer. 29 3 32
Lam. 1 1 2
Ezek. 22 3 25
Dan. 3 1 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 3 0 3
Amos 2 0 2
Jonah 0 1 1
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 2 1 3
NT 32 21 53
BM 163 13 176
DC 33 16 49
PGP 37 4 41
TOTAL 1327 120 1447

Esth. 9:10
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

Esth. 9:12
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

Esth. 9:13
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

Esth. 9:14
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

Esth. 9:25
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.