Unit 44

king

19 occurrences in 17 verses

Mosiah 28:20,

Mosiah 29:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38

Mosiah 28:20

And now, as I said unto you, that

after king Mosiah had done these things,

he took the plates of brass, and all the things which he had kept,

and conferred them upon Alma, who was the son of Alma;

yea, all the records, and also the interpreters,

and conferred them upon him,

and commanded him that he should keep and preserve them,

and also keep a record of the people,

handing them down from one generation to another,

even as they had been handed down from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.

Mosiah 29:1

Now when Mosiah had done this

he sent out throughout all the land, among all the people,

desiring to know their will concerning who should be their king.

Mosiah 29:2

And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying:

We are desirous that Aaron thy son should be our king and our ruler.

Mosiah 29:3

Now Aaron had gone up to the land of Nephi,

therefore the king could not confer the kingdom upon him;

neither would Aaron take upon him the kingdom;

neither were any of the sons of Mosiah willing to take upon them the kingdom.

Mosiah 29:4

Therefore king Mosiah sent again among the people;

yea, even a written word sent he among the people.

And these were the words that were written, saying:

Mosiah 29:5

Behold, O ye my people, or my brethren,

for I esteem you as such,

I desire that ye should consider the cause which ye are called to consider —

for ye are desirous to have a king.

Mosiah 29:11

Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days;

nevertheless, let us appoint judges, to judge this people according to our law;

and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people,

for we will appoint wise men to be judges,

that will judge this people according to the commandments of God.

Mosiah 29:16

Now I say unto you, that because all men are not just

it is not expedient that ye should have a king or kings to rule over you.

Mosiah 29:17

For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed,

yea, and what great destruction!

Mosiah 29:18

Yea, remember king Noah, his wickedness and his abominations,

and also the wickedness and abominations of his people.

Behold what great destruction did come upon them;

and also because of their iniquities they were brought into bondage.

Mosiah 29:21

And behold, now I say unto you,

ye cannot dethrone an iniquitous king

save it be through much contention, and the shedding of much blood.

Mosiah 29:23

And he enacteth laws, and sendeth them forth among his people,

yea, laws after the manner of his own wickedness;

and whosoever doth not obey his laws

he causeth to be destroyed;

and whosoever doth rebel against him

he will send his armies against them to war,

and if he can he will destroy them;

and thus an unrighteous king doth pervert the ways of all righteousness.

Mosiah 29:30

And I command you to do these things in the fear of the Lord;

and I command you to do these things, and that ye have no king;

that if these people commit sins and iniquities

they shall be answered upon their own heads.

Mosiah 29:33

And many more things did king Mosiah write unto them,

unfolding unto them all the trials and troubles of a righteous king,

yea, all the travails of soul for their people,

and also all the murmurings of the people to their king;

and he explained it all unto them.

Mosiah 29:35

And he also unfolded unto them all the disadvantages they labored under,

by having an unrighteous king to rule over them;

Mosiah 29:37

And now it came to pass,

after king Mosiah had sent these things forth among the people

they were convinced of the truth of his words.

Mosiah 29:38

Therefore they relinquished their desires for a king,

and became exceedingly anxious

that every man should have an equal chance throughout all the land;

yea, and every man expressed a willingness to answer for his own sins.