Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'judges' occurs 195 times in the standard works.

89 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'judges' in the standard works and contain 45.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 43 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 29:25-29 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 16:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 22:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:47 (2 in 1 verse)


Deut. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

 19:18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;




1 Sam. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:2-3 (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 10:13-14 (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 51:37-52:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:23-54:1 (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. 1:13-14 (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)

Hel. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 48 2 50
Ex. 5 0 5
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 7 0 7
Josh. 3 0 3
Judg. 3 0 3
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Ezra 2 0 2
Job 3 0 3
Ps. 3 1 4
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 0 2
Jer. 0 1 1
Dan. 3 0 3
Hosea 2 0 2
Zeph. 1 0 1
NT 4 6 10
BM 140 0 140
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 195 8 203

Deut. 1:16
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Deut. 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Deut. 19:17
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

Deut. 19:18
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Deut. 21:2
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

Deut. 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Deut. 32:31
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.