Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'idols' occurs 115 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'idols' in the standard works and contain 27% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 14:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Isa. 10:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 20:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

 20:10 As my hand hath founded the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

 20:11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and to her idols?




Isa. 2:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 12:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 31:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 85 0 85
NT 16 0 16
BM 13 0 13
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Alma 3 0 3
Hel. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 115 0 115

2 Ne. 9:37
Yea, wo unto those that worship idols, for the devil of all devils delighteth in them.

2 Ne. 12:8
Their land is also full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

2 Ne. 12:18
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

2 Ne. 12:20
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he hath made for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

2 Ne. 20:10
As my hand hath founded the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

2 Ne. 20:11
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and to her idols?