Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'king' occurs 3068 times in the standard works.

2447 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'king' in the standard works and contain 79.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1106 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 1:2-10:3 (195 in 166 verses)

2 Sam. 17:16-20:4 (95 in 94 verses)

2 Sam. 13:21-15:27 (79 in 79 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:1-53 (63 in 53 verses)

Alma 17:20-18:23 (44 in 43 verses)

Dan. 1:10-2:31 (43 in 43 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:25-17:7 (41 in 41 verses)

Jer. 37:17-39:8 (41 in 41 verses)

Josh. 12:2-13:10 (35 in 33 verses)

Dan. 5:30-7:1 (32 in 31 verses)

Jer. 26:21-28:4 (30 in 30 verses)

Dan. 4:22-5:13 (29 in 29 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:7-25:11 (28 in 25 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:7-33 (28 in 27 verses)

Alma 21:21-22:23 (26 in 26 verses)

Mosiah 18:31-19:20 (25 in 25 verses)

Alma 47:13-35 (24 in 23 verses)

Alma 47:16-48:2 (24 in 23 verses)

Gen. 14:1-22 (23 in 22 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:2-18 (20 in 17 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:2-20 (20 in 19 verses)

Neh. 1:11-2:19 (20 in 20 verses)

Jer. 36:16-37:3 (20 in 20 verses)

Jer. 36:20-37:7 (20 in 20 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:1-14 (18 in 14 verses)

2 Chr. 17:19-18:17 (18 in 18 verses)

2 Chr. 23:3-20 (18 in 18 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:26-41 (16 in 16 verses)

Ezra 5:6-6:4 (16 in 16 verses)

2 Chr. 18:25-19:2 (15 in 12 verses)

2 Chr. 25:16-26:2 (15 in 15 verses)

Dan. 2:45-3:10 (15 in 15 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:3-16 (14 in 14 verses)

Josh. 10:1-5 (13 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 9:2-10:1 (13 in 13 verses)

Ezra 4:2-14 (13 in 13 verses)

Jer. 52:3-15 (13 in 13 verses)

Mosiah 23:39-24:9 (12 in 10 verses)

Josh. 10:23-33 (12 in 11 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:22-4:5 (12 in 12 verses)

2 Sam. 16:2-10 (11 in 9 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:16-25 (11 in 10 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:8-17 (11 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 9:8-17 (11 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 15:16-16:7 (11 in 11 verses)

Dan. 11:5-15 (11 in 11 verses)

1 Chr. 27:31-28:4 (10 in 8 verses)

Dan. 1:1-8 (10 in 8 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:17-26 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:12-21 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

Isa. 37:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

Mosiah 20:17-26 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 19:15-21 (9 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 22:11-18 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 47:1-8 (9 in 8 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:19-27 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Chr. 34:16-24 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Sam. 24:20-24 (8 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 18:22-27 (8 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 10:12-18 (8 in 7 verses)

Josh. 10:37-11:1 (8 in 8 verses)

Judg. 11:12-19 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Sam. 12:12-19 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:25-9:3 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:9-16 (8 in 8 verses)

Isa. 36:1-8 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 34:1-8 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 7:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 23:6-13 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 32:1-4 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:8-12 (7 in 5 verses)

Ether 7:15-19 (7 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 7:7-12 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 26:14-20 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:12-18 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:38-21:1 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Chr. 22:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 6:3-7:2 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 19:23-29 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Sam. 24:2-4 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:25-28 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:5-8 (6 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:35-39 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:9-13 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 12:9-13 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 32:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 29:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 36:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 12:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 21:36-22:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 28:20-29:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 29:33-38 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 6:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:20-23 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 28:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezra 7:26-8:1 (5 in 4 verses)

Ps. 24:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

W of M 1:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 5:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 8:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:20-23:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 17:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 30:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Dan. 3:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 8:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 24:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:29-30 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:30-45:1 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 18:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 7:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 28:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 22:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 3:36-39 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 21:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:44-3:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 26:30-27:1 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 24:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 32:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 34:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 35:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 36:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 52:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

John 19:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 20:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 13:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:2 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:14 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 4:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 36:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 41:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 8:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 11:15-12:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 3:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 7:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:51-8:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:62-64 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:24-14:1 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 1:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 9:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 24:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 29:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 29:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 45:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 34:21-35:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 52:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 37:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 8:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

John 18:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 8:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 17:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 26:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:47 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 24:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 26:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 33:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 36:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 72:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 135:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 21:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 12:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:36 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:35-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:66-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 18:17-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:22-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 20:9-21:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 47:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 136:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:30-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:27-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:15-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:25-25:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:30-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2451 718 3169
Gen. 32 19 51
Ex. 14 8 22
Lev. 0 2 2
Num. 18 8 26
Deut. 21 20 41
Josh. 84 32 116
Judg. 32 10 42
Ruth 0 2 2
1 Sam. 88 21 109
2 Sam. 284 14 298
1 Kgs. 285 62 347
2 Kgs. 334 52 386
1 Chr. 71 23 94
2 Chr. 258 67 325
Ezra 68 12 80
Neh. 38 7 45
Esth. 195 16 211
Job 5 20 25
Ps. 43 50 93
Prov. 22 10 32
Eccl. 11 5 16
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 61 58 119
Jer. 230 65 295
Lam. 2 3 5
Ezek. 30 28 58
Dan. 174 83 257
Hosea 17 7 24
Amos 8 3 11
Obad. 0 1 1
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 3 5 8
Nahum 1 1 2
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 3 1 4
Hag. 2 2 4
Zech. 9 0 9
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 89 337 426
BM 513 330 843
DC 7 218 225
PGP 8 34 42
TOTAL 3068 1637 4705

Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 1:2
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Ezra 4:13
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

Ezra 4:15
That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.

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.

Ezra 4:20
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

Ezra 4:22
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Ezra 6:12
And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

Ezra 7:12
Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

Ezra 9:7
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

Ezra 9:9
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.