Unit 102

to be

18 occurrences in 15 verses

Ether 9:7, 12, 14, 15, 26, 30, 35,

Ether 10:5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 33,

Ether 11:4, 7

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 9:15

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 9:26

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 9:35

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 10:5

And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that

which was right in the sight of the Lord,

for he did have many wives and concubines,

and did lay that upon men's shoulders which was grievous to be borne;

yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes;

and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.

Ether 10:6

And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne;

and he did build many prisons,

and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison;

and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison;

and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support;

and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death.

Ether 10:7

Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work,

yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison;

and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison.

And it came to pass that

he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations.

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 10:10

And after that he had established himself king

he did ease the burden of the people,

by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people,

and they did anoint him to be their king.

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.