Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rod' occurs 110 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rod' in the standard works and contain 31.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 17:2-10 (10 in 9 verses)

Ex. 7:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 3:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 7:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 20:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 80 82 162
NT 6 63 69
BM 22 20 42
1 Ne. 12 0 12
2 Ne. 10 2 12
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 0 7 7
Hel. 0 3 3
3 Ne. 0 3 3
Ether 0 4 4
DC 2 7 9
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 110 172 282

1 Ne. 3:28
And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father; and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman. Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words unto us, their younger brothers, and they did smite us even with a rod.

1 Ne. 3:29
And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.

1 Ne. 8:19
And I beheld a rod of iron, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.

1 Ne. 8:20
And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood; and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field, as if it had been a world.

1 Ne. 8:24
And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 8:30
But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

1 Ne. 11:25
And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.

1 Ne. 15:23
And they said unto me: What meaneth the rod of iron which our father saw, that led to the tree?

1 Ne. 17:41
And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for they hardened their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be healed; and the labor which they had to perform was to look; and because of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who perished.

2 Ne. 3:17
And the Lord hath said: I will raise up a Moses; and I will give power unto him in a rod; and I will give judgment unto him in writing. Yet I will not loose his tongue, that he shall speak much, for I will not make him mighty in speaking. But I will write unto him my law, by the finger of mine own hand; and I will make a spokesman for him.

2 Ne. 19:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor.

2 Ne. 20:5
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is their indignation.

2 Ne. 20:15
Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood!

2 Ne. 20:24
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God of Hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

2 Ne. 20:26
And the Lord of Hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

2 Ne. 21:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.

2 Ne. 21:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

2 Ne. 24:29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

2 Ne. 30:9
And with righteousness shall the Lord God judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.