Unit 40

Limhi

32 occurrences in 29 verses

Mosiah 19:16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 29,

Mosiah 20:6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23, 25, 26,

Mosiah 21:1, 3, 9, 11, 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 32, 33, 36

Mosiah 19:16

And now there was one of the sons of the king

among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.

Mosiah 19:17

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed;

nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father,

he himself being a just man.

Mosiah 19:26

And also Limhi, being the son of the king,

having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people,

made oath unto the king of the Lamanites

that his people should pay tribute unto him,

even one half of all they possessed.

Mosiah 19:27

And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish the kingdom

and to establish peace among his people.

Mosiah 19:28

And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land,

that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land,

that they might not depart into the wilderness;

and he did support his guards out of the tribute

which he did receive from the Nephites.

Mosiah 19:29

And now king Limhi did have continual peace

in his kingdom for the space of two years,

that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them.

Mosiah 20:6

And it came to pass that when the Lamanites found

that their daughters had been missing,

they were angry with the people of Limhi,

for they thought it was the people of Limhi.

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 20:9

And it came to pass that when the Lamanites had come up,

that the people of Limhi began to fall upon them from their waiting places,

and began to slay them.

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 20:13

And they took him and bound up his wounds,

and brought him before Limhi, and said:

Behold, here is the king of the Lamanites;

he having received a wound has fallen among their dead,

and they have left him;

and behold, we have brought him before you;

and now let us slay him.

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 20:16

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 20:23

And now Limhi told the king all the things

concerning his father, and the priests that had fled into the wilderness,

and attributed the carrying away of their daughters to them.

Mosiah 20:25

And it came to pass that they followed the king,

and went forth without arms to meet the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that they did meet the Lamanites;

and the king of the Lamanites did bow himself down before them,

and did plead in behalf of the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 20:26

And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi,

that they were without arms,

they had compassion on them and were pacified towards them,

and returned with their king in peace to their own land.

Mosiah 21:1

And it came to pass that Limhi and his people returned to the city of Nephi,

and began to dwell in the land again in peace.

Mosiah 21:3

Now they durst not slay them, because of the oath

which their king had made unto Limhi;

but they would smite them on their cheeks,

and exercise authority over them;

and began to put heavy burdens upon their backs,

and drive them as they would a dumb ass—

Mosiah 21:9

And now there was a great mourning and lamentation among the people of Limhi,

the widow mourning for her husband,

the son and the daughter mourning for their father,

and the brothers for their brethren.

Mosiah 21:11

And it came to pass that

their continual cries did stir up the remainder of the people of Limhi

to anger against the Lamanites;

and they went again to battle,

but they were driven back again,

suffering much loss.

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 21:18

Now the people of Limhi kept together in a body

as much as it was possible,

and secured their grain and their flocks;

Mosiah 21:22

And it came to pass that there was no more disturbance

between the Lamanites and the people of Limhi,

even until the time that Ammon and his brethren came into the land.

Mosiah 21:25

Now king Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of Ammon,

a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla;

but they could not find it,

and they were lost in the wilderness.

Mosiah 21:28

And now Limhi was again filled with joy

on learning from the mouth of Ammon

that king Mosiah had a gift from God,

whereby he could interpret such engravings;

yea, and Ammon also did rejoice.

Mosiah 21:32

And now since the coming of Ammon,

king Limhi had also entered into a covenant with God,

and also many of his people,

to serve him and keep his commandments.

Mosiah 21:33

And it came to pass that

king Limhi and many of his people were desirous to be baptized;

but there was none in the land that had authority from God.

And Ammon declined doing this thing,

considering himself an unworthy servant.

Mosiah 21:36

And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people,

was to deliver themselves out of the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.