Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'children' occurs 2337 times in the standard works.

1269 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'children' in the standard works and contain 54.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 554 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezra 2:1-4:1 (101 in 84 verses)

Neh. 7:6-9:1 (92 in 87 verses)

Josh. 21:40-22:34 (43 in 40 verses)

Judg. 20:13-36 (25 in 24 verses)

Josh. 15:63-17:2 (16 in 13 verses)

Num. 8:6-20 (16 in 15 verses)

Judg. 10:6-18 (13 in 13 verses)

Moro. 8:8-20 (13 in 13 verses)

Num. 35:34-36:9 (12 in 10 verses)

Josh. 20:9-21:10 (12 in 11 verses)

D&C 98:28-37 (11 in 10 verses)

Num. 32:25-34 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 34:20-29 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 34:22-35:2 (10 in 10 verses)

Judg. 11:27-36 (10 in 10 verses)

Josh. 4:4-12 (9 in 9 verses)

Judg. 3:7-15 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 32:32-33:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Gen. 36:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

Num. 18:19-26 (8 in 8 verses)

Num. 31:54-32:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Neh. 10:39-11:4 (7 in 5 verses)

Num. 10:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Josh. 4:21-5:3 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 98:46-47 (6 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:8-10 (6 in 3 verses)

Judg. 4:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Moro. 7:27-32 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 32:30-32 (5 in 3 verses)

Josh. 13:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

Judg. 19:30-20:3 (5 in 4 verses)

Ex. 6:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 3:38-42 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 32:49-33:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 18:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 19:47-51 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 7:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Rom. 9:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 74:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Joel 1:3 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 6:64-65 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 10:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 14:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:62-64 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 78:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 25:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 2:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 13:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 13:31-14:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 11:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 19:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 25:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 2:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 31:43 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 45:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:25 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:2 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 17:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:4 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:28-19:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Hosea 1:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 50:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 16:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 27:20-28:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 34:34-35:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 24:23-25:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 1:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 2:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 25:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 25:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 14:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 15:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 18:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 12:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 10:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 2:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 12:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 19:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 13:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 31:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:4-4:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Joel 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 20:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 19:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:27-4:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 123:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 24:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 10:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 4:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 27:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 30:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 103:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 128:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 132:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 13:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 54:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 54:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 25:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 27:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 110:15 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 33:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 35:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 39:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 29:40-30:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 34:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:19-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:19-20:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 31:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 109:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 127:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 50:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)


Abr. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:7 Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my life by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.

 1:8 Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1662 0 1662
NT 160 0 160
BM 349 0 349
DC 134 0 134
PGP 32 0 32
Moses 27 0 27
Abr. 2 0 2
JS-H 3 0 3
TOTAL 2337 0 2337

Abr. 1:7
Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my life by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.

Abr. 1:8
Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children.