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)

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

Gen. 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Deut. 31:27
For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?

Josh. 22:22
The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

Ruth 4:9
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.

1 Sam. 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

2 Sam. 1:23
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2 Sam. 22:12
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

2 Sam. 23:20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

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. 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.

2 Kgs. 17:25
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

2 Kgs. 17:26
Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

1 Chr. 11:22
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

1 Chr. 12:8
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

2 Chr. 9:18
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

2 Chr. 9:19
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.

Ezra 4:19
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

Neh. 9:17
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Job 4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Job 34:37
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Job 38:39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Ps. 18:11
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Ps. 27:5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Ps. 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Ps. 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Ps. 35:17
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Ps. 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Ps. 58:6
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

Ps. 104:21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Prov. 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Song. 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Isa. 5:29
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

Isa. 15:9
For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.

Jer. 2:15
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

Jer. 22:14
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Jer. 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.

Jer. 29:32
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord; because he hath taught rebellion against the Lord.

Jer. 43:10
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

Jer. 50:17
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

Jer. 51:38
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

Ezek. 19:2
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Ezek. 19:6
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

Ezek. 23:14
And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

Ezek. 38:13
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Dan. 6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Dan. 6:12
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Dan. 6:16
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Dan. 6:19
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

Dan. 6:20
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Dan. 6:22
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Dan. 6:24
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Dan. 6:27
He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Nahum 2:11
Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

Nahum 2:12
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

Nahum 2:13
Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Zeph. 3:3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Zech. 11:3
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.