Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hosts' occurs 387 times in the standard works.

138 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hosts' in the standard works and contain 35.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 64 minutes to read the entire list.

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Zech. 7:12-8:9 (12 in 12 verses)

Hag. 2:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

Hag. 2:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 8:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 2:28-33 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 1:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 22:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Mal. 1:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 14:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 19:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 35:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Amos 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Mal. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 24:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 24:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 18:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:32 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 31:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 33:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:112-113 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 127:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 127:8 For I am about to restore many things to the earth, pertaining to the priesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.

 127:9 And again, let all the records be had in order, that they may be put in the archives of my holy temple, to be held in remembrance from generation to generation, saith the Lord of Hosts.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 299 0 299
NT 0 0 0
BM 64 0 64
DC 22 0 22
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 387 0 387

D&C 1:33
And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which he has received; for my Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.

D&C 29:9
For the hour is nigh and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth;

D&C 29:11
For I will reveal myself from heaven with power and great glory, with all the hosts thereof, and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a thousand years, and the wicked shall not stand.

D&C 29:15
And there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts of men;

D&C 29:36
And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the devil-- for, behold, the devil was before Adam, for he rebelled against me, saying, Give me thine honor, which is my power; and also a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their agency;

D&C 38:1
Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;

D&C 38:11
For all flesh is corrupted before me; and the powers of darkness prevail upon the earth, among the children of men, in the presence of all the hosts of heaven--

D&C 45:1
Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.

D&C 56:10
Otherwise he shall receive the money which he has paid, and shall leave the place, and shall be cut off out of my church, saith the Lord God of hosts;

D&C 64:24
For after today cometh the burning-- this is speaking after the manner of the Lord-- for verily I say, tomorrow all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord of Hosts; and I will not spare any that remain in Babylon.

D&C 84:42
And wo unto all those who come not unto this priesthood which ye have received, which I now confirm upon you who are present this day, by mine own voice out of the heavens; and even I have given the heavenly hosts and mine angels charge concerning you.

D&C 85:5
Their names shall not be found, neither the names of the fathers, nor the names of the children written in the book of the law of God, saith the Lord of Hosts.

D&C 88:112
And Michael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven.

D&C 88:113
And the devil shall gather together his armies; even the hosts of hell, and shall come up to battle against Michael and his armies.

D&C 107:60
Verily, I say unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts, there must needs be presiding elders to preside over those who are of the office of an elder;

D&C 121:23
Wo unto all those that discomfort my people, and drive, and murder, and testify against them, saith the Lord of Hosts; a generation of vipers shall not escape the damnation of hell.

D&C 127:4
And again, verily thus saith the Lord: Let the work of my temple, and all the works which I have appointed unto you, be continued on and not cease; and let your diligence, and your perseverance, and patience, and your works be redoubled, and you shall in nowise lose your reward, saith the Lord of Hosts. And if they persecute you, so persecuted they the prophets and righteous men that were before you. For all this there is a reward in heaven.

D&C 127:8
For I am about to restore many things to the earth, pertaining to the priesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.

D&C 127:9
And again, let all the records be had in order, that they may be put in the archives of my holy temple, to be held in remembrance from generation to generation, saith the Lord of Hosts.

D&C 133:64
And also that which was written by the prophet Malachi: For, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

D&C 135:7
They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to "Mormonism" that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.

D&C 138:11
As I pondered over these things which are written, the eyes of my understanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I saw the hosts of the dead, both small and great.