Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rod' occurs 110 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rod' in the standard works and contain 31.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 17:2-10 (10 in 9 verses)

Ex. 7:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)


1 Ne. 3:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

 3:28 And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even with a rod.

 3:29 And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.




Ezek. 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 20:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 80 82 162
NT 6 63 69
BM 22 20 42
1 Ne. 12 0 12
2 Ne. 10 2 12
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 0 7 7
Hel. 0 3 3
3 Ne. 0 3 3
Ether 0 4 4
DC 2 7 9
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 110 172 282

1 Ne. 3:28
And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even with a rod.

1 Ne. 3:29
And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.

1 Ne. 8:19
And I beheld a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.

1 Ne. 8:20
And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a world.

1 Ne. 8:24
And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 8:30
But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 11:25
And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.

1 Ne. 15:23
And they said unto me: What meaneth the rod of iron which our father saw, that led to the tree?

1 Ne. 17:41
And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for they hardened their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be healed; and the labor which they had to perform was to look; and because of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who perished.