Unit 30

behold I

7 occurrences in 6 verses

Omni 1:2, 9, 10, 12, 23, 24

Omni 1:2

Wherefore, in my days, I would that ye should know

that I fought much with the sword to preserve my people, the Nephites,

from falling into the hands of their enemies, the Lamanites.

But behold, I of myself am a wicked man,

and I have not kept the statutes and the commandments of the Lord

as I ought to have done.

Omni 1:9

Now I, Chemish, write what few things I write, in the same book with my brother;

for behold, I saw the last which he wrote,

that he wrote it with his own hand;

and he wrote it in the day that he delivered them unto me.

And after this manner we keep the records,

for it is according to the commandments of our fathers.

And I make an end.

Omni 1:10

Behold, I, Abinadom, am the son of Chemish.

Behold, it came to pass that I saw much war and contention

between my people, the Nephites, and the Lamanites;

and I, with my own sword, have taken the lives of many of the Lamanites

in the defence of my brethren.

Omni 1:12

Behold, I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom.

Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah,

who was made king over the land of Zarahemla;

for behold, he being warned of the Lord

that he should flee out of the land of Nephi,

and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord

should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness —

Omni 1:23

Behold, I, Amaleki, was born in the days of Mosiah;

and I have lived to see his death; and Benjamin, his son, reigneth in his stead.

Omni 1:24

And behold, I have seen, in the days of king Benjamin,

a serious war and much bloodshed between the Nephites and the Lamanites.

But behold, the Nephites did obtain much advantage over them;

yea, insomuch that king Benjamin did drive them out of the land of Zarahemla.

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