Unit 102

began

19 occurrences in 16 verses

Ether 9:7, 12, 14, 16, 26, 30, 31, 34, 35,

Ether 10:1, 4, 8, 33,

Ether 11:4, 7, 8

Ether 9:7

And it came to pass that Akish began to be jealous of his son,

therefore he shut him up in prison,

and kept him upon little or no food

until he had suffered death.

Ether 9:12

And there began to be a war between the sons of Akish and Akish,

which lasted for the space of many years,

yea, unto the destruction of nearly all the people of the kingdom,

yea, even all, save it were thirty souls,

and they who fled with the house of Omer.

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 9:16

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 9:26

And the people had spread again over all the face of the land,

and there began again to be an exceedingly great wickedness

upon the face of the land,

and Heth began to embrace the secret plans again of old,

to destroy his father.

Ether 9:30

And it came to pass that there began to be a great dearth upon the land,

and the inhabitants began to be destroyed exceedingly fast because of the dearth,

for there was no rain upon the face of the earth.

Ether 9:31

And there came forth poisonous serpents also upon the face of the land,

and did poison many people.

And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents,

towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites Zarahemla.

Ether 9:34

And it came to pass that the people did follow the course of the beasts,

and did devour the carcasses of them which fell by the way,

until they had devoured them all.

Now when the people saw that they must perish

they began to repent of their iniquities and cry unto the Lord.

Ether 9:35

And it came to pass that

when they had humbled themselves sufficiently before the Lord

he did send rain upon the face of the earth;

and the people began to revive again,

and there began to be fruit in the north countries,

and in all the countries round about.

And the Lord did show forth his power unto them in preserving them from famine.

Ether 10:1

And it came to pass that Shez, who was a descendant of Heth —

for Heth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez —

wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people.

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 10:33

And in the days of Com there began to be robbers in the land;

and they adopted the old plans,

and administered oaths after the manner of the ancients,

and sought again to destroy 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 11:7

And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord,

because of their wicked combinations;

wherefore, there began to be wars and contentions in all the land,

and also many famines and pestilences,

insomuch that there was a great destruction,

such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth;

and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.

Ether 11:8

And the people began to repent of their iniquity;

and inasmuch as they did the Lord did have mercy on them.