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
NT 89 337 426
BM 513 330 843
1 Ne. 3 35 38
2 Ne. 20 35 55
Jacob 2 14 16
Enos 0 1 1
Jarom 0 3 3
Omni 6 3 9
W of M 10 3 13
Mosiah 223 53 276
Alma 205 90 295
Hel. 3 9 12
3 Ne. 7 26 33
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 4 5 9
Ether 30 44 74
Moro. 0 8 8
DC 7 218 225
PGP 8 34 42
TOTAL 3068 1637 4705

Morm. 2:9
And now, the Lamanites had a king, and his name was Aaron; and he came against us with an army of forty and four thousand. And behold, I withstood him with forty and two thousand. And it came to pass that I beat him with my army that he fled before me. And behold, all this was done, and three hundred and thirty years had passed away.

Morm. 3:4
And it came to pass that after this tenth year had passed away, making, in the whole, three hundred and sixty years from the coming of Christ, the king of the Lamanites sent an epistle unto me, which gave unto me to know that they were preparing to come again to battle against us.

Morm. 4:22
And it came to pass that the Nephites did again flee from before them, taking all the inhabitants with them, both in towns and villages.

Morm. 6:2
And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we might gather together our people unto the land of Cumorah, by a hill which was called Cumorah, and there we could give them battle.

Morm. 6:3
And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites did grant unto me the thing which I desired.

Morm. 7:7
And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end.

Morm. 8:13
Behold, I make an end of speaking concerning this people. I am the son of Mormon, and my father was a descendant of Nephi.

Morm. 9:7
And again I speak unto you who deny the revelations of God, and say that they are done away, that there are no revelations, nor prophecies, nor gifts, nor healing, nor speaking with tongues, and the interpretation of tongues;