Unit 40

therefore

21 occurrences in 20 verses

Mosiah 17:2, 12,

Mosiah 18:32, 33, 34,

Mosiah 19:4, 15,

Mosiah 20:3, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22,

Mosiah 21:6, 17, 21, 23, 34

Mosiah 17:2

But there was one among them whose name was Alma,

he also being a descendant of Nephi.

And he was a young man,

and he believed the words which Abinadi had spoken,

for he knew concerning the iniquity which Abinadi had testified against them;

therefore he began to plead with the king

that he would not be angry with Abinadi,

but suffer that he might depart in peace.

Mosiah 17:12

But the priests lifted up their voices against him,

and began to accuse him, saying:

He has reviled the king.

therefore the king was stirred up in anger against him,

and he delivered him up that he might be slain.

Mosiah 18:32

But behold, it came to pass that

the king, having discovered a movement among the people,

sent his servants to watch them.

therefore on the day that they were assembling themselves together

to hear the word of the Lord

they were discovered unto the king.

Mosiah 18:33

And now the king said

that Alma was stirring up the people to rebellion against him;

therefore he sent his army to destroy them.

Mosiah 18:34

And it came to pass that

Alma and the people of the Lord were apprised of the coming of the king's army;

therefore they took their tents and their families and departed into the wilderness.

Mosiah 19:4

And now there was a man among them whose name was Gideon,

and he being a strong man and an enemy to the king,

therefore he drew his sword, and swore in his wrath

that he would slay the king.

Mosiah 19:15

therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives

and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them

that they might possess the land, under the conditions

that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites,

and deliver up their property,

even one half of all they possessed,

one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things,

and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year.

Mosiah 20:3

And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi,

yea, and also fearing that the people would slay them,

therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children.

Mosiah 20:7

therefore they sent their armies forth;

yea, even the king himself went before his people;

and they went up to the land of Nephi to destroy the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 20:8

And now Limhi had discovered them from the tower,

even all their preparations for war did he discover;

therefore he gathered his people together,

and laid wait for them in the fields and in the forests.

Mosiah 20:11

And it came to pass that

the people of Limhi began to drive the Lamanites before them;

yet they were not half so numerous as the Lamanites.

But they fought for their lives, and for their wives, and for their children;

therefore they exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.

Mosiah 20:14

But Limhi said unto them:

Ye shall not slay him, but bring him hither that I may see him.

And they brought him. And Limhi said unto him:

What cause have ye to come up to war against my people?

Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made unto you;

therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made unto my people?

Mosiah 20:15

And now the king said:

I have broken the oath

because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people;

therefore, in my anger I did cause my people

to come up to war against thy people.

Mosiah 20:16

And now Limhi had heard nothing concerning this matter;

therefore he said:

I will search among my people

and whosoever has done this thing shall perish.

therefore he caused a search to be made among his people.

Mosiah 20:22

And now let us pacify the king,

and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him;

for it is better that we should be in bondage

than that we should lose our lives;

therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.

Mosiah 21:6

And it came to pass that

the people began to murmur with the king because of their afflictions;

and they began to be desirous to go against them to battle.

And they did afflict the king sorely with their complaints;

therefore he granted unto them that they should do according to their desires.

Mosiah 21:17

Now there was a great number of women, more than there was of men;

therefore king Limhi commanded

that every man should impart to the support of the widows and their children,

that they might not perish with hunger;

and this they did because of the greatness of their number that had been slain.

Mosiah 21:21

For they were desirous to take them that they might punish them;

for they had come into the land of Nephi by night,

and carried off their grain and many of their precious things;

therefore they laid wait for them.

Mosiah 21:23

And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard,

discovered Ammon and his brethren;

and supposing them to be priests of Noah

therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison.

And had they been the priests of Noah

he would have caused that they should be put to death.

Mosiah 21:34

therefore they did not at that time form themselves into a church,

waiting upon the Spirit of the Lord.

Now they were desirous to become even as Alma and his brethren,

who had fled into the wilderness.