Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reign' occurs 340 times in the standard works.

124 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'reign' in the standard works and contain 36.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 16:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)


Ether 10:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

 10:12 And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.

 10:13 And Morianton did live to an exceedingly great age, and then he begat Kim; and Kim did reign in the stead of his father; and he did reign eight years, and his father died. And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.




Ezra 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 6:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:21-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 15:19-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:27-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:19-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:40-51:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:37-52:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:35-56:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:52-63:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:34-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:41-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:19-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 151 186 337
NT 17 9 26
BM 154 27 181
1 Ne. 7 1 8
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 2 4 6
Omni 0 1 1
W of M 3 0 3
Mosiah 10 6 16
Alma 75 0 75
Hel. 39 0 39
3 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 0 1 1
Ether 17 13 30
DC 15 10 25
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 340 233 573

Ether 6:28
And he began to reign, and the people began to prosper; and they became exceedingly rich.

Ether 7:3
And it came to pass that he also begat Kib in his old age. And it came to pass that Kib reigned in his stead; and Kib begat Corihor.

Ether 7:10
And now because of the thing which Shule had done, his father bestowed upon him the kingdom; therefore he began to reign in the stead of his father.

Ether 7:19
Wherefore, the son of Noah did build up his kingdom in his stead; nevertheless they did not gain power any more over Shule the king, and the people who were under the reign of Shule the king did prosper exceedingly and wax great.

Ether 7:23
And also in the reign of Shule there came prophets among the people, who were sent from the Lord, prophesying that the wickedness and idolatry of the people was bringing a curse upon the land, and they should be destroyed if they did not repent.

Ether 8:1
And it came to pass that he begat Omer, and Omer reigned in his stead. And Omer begat Jared; and Jared begat sons and daughters.

Ether 8:4
And now, in the days of the reign of Omer he was in captivity the half of his days. And it came to pass that he begat sons and daughters, among whom were Esrom and Coriantumr;

Ether 9:6
For so great had been the spreading of this wicked and secret society that it had corrupted the hearts of all the people; therefore Jared was murdered upon his throne, and Akish reigned in his stead.

Ether 9:14
And it came to pass that Omer began to be old; nevertheless, in his old age he begat Emer; and he anointed Emer to be king to reign in his stead.

Ether 9:15
And after that he had anointed Emer to be king he saw peace in the land for the space of two years, and he died, having seen exceedingly many days, which were full of sorrow. And it came to pass that Emer did reign in his stead, and did fill the steps of his father.

Ether 9:16
And the Lord began again to take the curse from off the land, and the house of Emer did prosper exceedingly under the reign of Emer; and in the space of sixty and two years they had become exceedingly strong, insomuch that they became exceedingly rich--

Ether 9:21
And Emer did execute judgment in righteousness all his days, and he begat many sons and daughters; and he begat Coriantum, and he anointed Coriantum to reign in his stead.

Ether 9:22
And after he had anointed Coriantum to reign in his stead he lived four years, and he saw peace in the land; yea, and he even saw the Son of Righteousness, and did rejoice and glory in his day; and he died in peace.

Ether 9:25
And it came to pass that he begat Com, and Com reigned in his stead; and he reigned forty and nine years, and he begat Heth; and he also begat other sons and daughters.

Ether 9:27
And it came to pass that he did dethrone his father, for he slew him with his own sword; and he did reign in his stead.

Ether 10:4
And it came to pass that his father did build up many cities upon the face of the land, and the people began again to spread over all the face of the land. And Shez did live to an exceedingly old age; and he begat Riplakish. And he died, and Riplakish reigned in his stead.

Ether 10:8
And when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.

Ether 10:12
And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.

Ether 10:13
And Morianton did live to an exceedingly great age, and then he begat Kim; and Kim did reign in the stead of his father; and he did reign eight years, and his father died. And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.

Ether 10:17
And it came to pass that Corom did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead.

Ether 10:18
And it came to pass that Kish passed away also, and Lib reigned in his stead.

Ether 10:30
And it came to pass that Hearthom reigned in the stead of his father. And when Hearthom had reigned twenty and four years, behold, the kingdom was taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity, yea, even all the remainder of his days.

Ether 10:32
And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.

Ether 11:4
And he lived to a good old age, and begat Shiblom; and Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom rebelled against him, and there began to be an exceedingly great war in all the land.

Ether 11:10
And it came to pass that Ahah, his son, did obtain the kingdom; and he did reign over the people all his days. And he did do all manner of iniquity in his days, by which he did cause the shedding of much blood; and few were his days.

Ether 11:14
And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead; and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.