Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reign' occurs 340 times in the standard works.

124 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'reign' in the standard works and contain 36.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 16:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 10:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 6:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:21-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Kgs. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

 18:2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.




2 Chr. 15:19-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:27-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:19-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:40-51:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:37-52:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:35-56:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:52-63:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:34-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:41-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:19-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 151 186 337
Gen. 1 10 11
Ex. 1 1 2
Lev. 1 0 1
Deut. 2 1 3
Josh. 0 4 4
Judg. 6 2 8
1 Sam. 6 4 10
2 Sam. 3 8 11
1 Kgs. 20 35 55
2 Kgs. 38 48 86
1 Chr. 3 20 23
2 Chr. 35 40 75
Ezra 7 0 7
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 2 1 3
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 1 5 6
Prov. 1 1 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 2 4
Jer. 12 3 15
Dan. 6 0 6
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 1 0 1
NT 17 9 26
BM 154 27 181
DC 15 10 25
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 340 233 573

2 Kgs. 1:17
So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

2 Kgs. 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

2 Kgs. 3:27
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

2 Kgs. 8:15
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 8:16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kgs. 8:17
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

2 Kgs. 8:24
And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 8:25
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.

2 Kgs. 8:26
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

2 Kgs. 9:29
And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

2 Kgs. 10:35
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 10:36
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.

2 Kgs. 11:3
And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

2 Kgs. 11:21
Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

2 Kgs. 12:1
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

2 Kgs. 12:21
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 13:1
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

2 Kgs. 13:9
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 13:10
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

2 Kgs. 13:24
So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 14:1
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

2 Kgs. 14:2
He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2 Kgs. 14:16
And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 14:23
In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.

2 Kgs. 14:29
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 15:1
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

2 Kgs. 15:2
Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

2 Kgs. 15:7
So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 15:8
In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

2 Kgs. 15:10
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 15:13
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

2 Kgs. 15:14
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 15:17
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.

2 Kgs. 15:22
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 15:23
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.

2 Kgs. 15:25
But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

2 Kgs. 15:27
In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

2 Kgs. 15:30
And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kgs. 15:32
In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

2 Kgs. 15:33
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

2 Kgs. 15:38
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kgs. 16:2
Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.

2 Kgs. 16:20
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 Kgs. 18:1
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kgs. 18:2
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

2 Kgs. 19:37
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 20:21
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.

2 Kgs. 21:18
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 21:19
Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

2 Kgs. 21:26
And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

2 Kgs. 23:31
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 Kgs. 23:33
And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

2 Kgs. 23:36
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

2 Kgs. 24:6
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kgs. 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

2 Kgs. 24:12
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

2 Kgs. 24:18
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 Kgs. 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

2 Kgs. 25:27
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;