Unit 11

I Nephi

11 occurrences in 11 verses

2 Nephi 5:1, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 26, 29, 31

2 Nephi 5:1

Behold, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cry much unto the Lord my God,

because of the anger of my brethren.

2 Nephi 5:5

And it came to pass that the Lord did warn me,

that I, Nephi, should depart from them and flee into the wilderness,

and all those who would go with me.

2 Nephi 5:6

Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did take my family,

and also Zoram and his family,

and Sam, mine elder brother and his family,

and Jacob and Joseph, my younger brethren,

and also my sisters,

and all those who would go with me.

And all those who would go with me were those

who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God;

wherefore, they did hearken unto my words.

2 Nephi 5:12

And I, Nephi, had also brought the records

which were engraven upon the plates of brass;

and also the ball, or compass,

which was prepared for my father by the hand of the Lord,

according to that which is written.

2 Nephi 5:14

And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban,

and after the manner of it did make many swords,

lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites

should come upon us and destroy us;

for I knew their hatred towards me and my children

and those who were called my people.

2 Nephi 5:16

And I, Nephi, did build a temple;

and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon

save it were not built of so many precious things;

for they were not to be found upon the land,

wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon's temple.

But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon;

and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.

2 Nephi 5:17

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people

to be industrious,

and to labor with their hands.

2 Nephi 5:18

And it came to pass that they would that I should be their king.

But I, Nephi, was desirous that they should have no king;

nevertheless, I did for them according to that which was in my power.

2 Nephi 5:26

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did consecrate Jacob and Joseph,

that they should be priests and teachers over the land of my people.

2 Nephi 5:29

And I, Nephi, had kept the records

upon my plates, which I had made,

of my people thus far.

2 Nephi 5:31

Wherefore, I, Nephi, to be obedient to the commandments of the Lord,

went and made these plates upon which I have engraven these things.