Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'governor' occurs 90 times in the standard works.

28 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'governor' in the standard works and contain 31.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 6:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 61:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)


Ezra 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

 6:7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.




Matt. 27:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:87-88 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 35 19 54
Gen. 2 0 2
Judg. 0 2 2
1 Kgs. 2 1 3
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 1 2 3
2 Chr. 4 2 6
Ezra 6 1 7
Neh. 5 3 8
Esth. 0 1 1
Ps. 1 0 1
Jer. 6 0 6
Dan. 0 5 5
Hag. 4 0 4
Zech. 1 2 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 25 3 28
BM 26 1 27
DC 4 1 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 90 24 114

Ezra 5:3
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

Ezra 5:6
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

Ezra 5:14
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

Ezra 6:6
Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

Ezra 6:7
Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

Ezra 6:13
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

Ezra 8:36
And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.