Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'priests' occurs 523 times in the standard works.

163 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'priests' in the standard works and contain 31.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 6:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Chr. 35:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Sam. 22:17-21 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Chr. 26:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 102:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 4:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 5:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 13:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 29:34 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:7 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:27-31:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 31:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 102:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 15:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:33 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:111 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 2:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 10:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 46:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 3:4-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 318 0 318
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 10 0 10
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 8 0 8
Josh. 29 0 29
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 11 0 11
2 Kgs. 20 0 20
1 Chr. 15 0 15
2 Chr. 69 0 69
Ezra 26 0 26
Neh. 34 0 34
Ps. 4 0 4
Isa. 3 0 3
Jer. 25 0 25
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 17 0 17
Hosea 3 0 3
Joel 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Hag. 3 0 3
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 83 0 83
BM 79 0 79
DC 41 0 41
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 523 0 523

Lev. 1:5
And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Lev. 1:8
And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

Lev. 1:11
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

Lev. 2:2
And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:

Lev. 3:2
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

Lev. 6:29
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

Lev. 7:6
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

Lev. 13:2
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

Lev. 16:33
And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

Lev. 21:1
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: