Unit 45

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51 occurrences in 33 verses

Alma 1:3, 7, 9, 11, 20, 22, 23, 25,

Alma 2:5, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36,

Alma 3:2, 4, 9, 15, 22, 24

Alma 1:3

And he had gone about among the people,

preaching to them that which he termed to be the word of God,

bearing down against the church;

declaring unto the people

that every priest and teacher ought to become popular;

and they ought not to labor with their hands,

but that they ought to be supported by the people.

Alma 1:7

And it came to pass

as he was going, to preach to those who believed on his word,

he met a man who belonged to the church of God,

yea, even one of their teachers;

and he began to contend with him sharply,

that he might lead away the people of the church;

but the man withstood him,

admonishing him with the words of God.

Alma 1:9

Now, because Gideon withstood him with the words of God

he was wroth with Gideon, and drew his sword and began to smite him.

Now Gideon being stricken with many years,

therefore he was not able to withstand his blows,

therefore he was slain by the sword.

Alma 1:11

And it came to pass that

he stood before Alma and pleaded for himself with much boldness.

Alma 1:20

Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words,

and this because of their humility;

because they were not proud in their own eyes,

and because they did impart the word of God, one with another,

without money and without price.

Alma 1:22

Nevertheless, there were many among them who began to be proud,

and began to contend warmly with their adversaries, even unto blows;

yea, they would smite one another with their fists.

Alma 1:23

Now this was in the second year of the reign of Alma,

and it was a cause of much affliction to the church;

yea, it was the cause of much trial with the church.

Alma 1:25

Now this was a great trial to those that did stand fast in the faith;

nevertheless, they were steadfast and immovable

in keeping the commandments of God,

and they bore with patience the persecution which was heaped upon them.

Alma 2:5

And it came to pass that

the people assembled themselves together throughout all the land,

every man according to his mind,

whether it were for or against Amlici,

in separate bodies,

having much dispute and wonderful contentions one with another.

Alma 2:12

Therefore the people of the Nephites were aware of the intent of the Amlicites,

and therefore they did prepare to meet them;

yea, they did arm themselves with swords, and with cimeters,

and with bows, and with arrows,

and with stones, and with slings,

and with all manner of weapons of war, of every kind.

Alma 2:14

And it came to pass that Amlici did arm his men

with all manner of weapons of war of every kind;

and he also appointed rulers and leaders over his people,

to lead them to war against their brethren.

Alma 2:15

And it came to pass that the Amlicites came upon the hill Amnihu,

which was east of the river Sidon,

which ran by the land of Zarahemla,

and there they began to make war with the Nephites.

Alma 2:16

Now Alma, being the chief judge and the governor of the people of Nephi,

therefore he went up with his people,

yea, with his captains, and chief captains,

yea, at the head of his armies,

against the Amlicites to battle.

Alma 2:17

And they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidon.

And the Amlicites did contend with the Nephites with great strength,

insomuch that many of the Nephites did fall before the Amlicites.

Alma 2:18

Nevertheless the Lord did strengthen the hand of the Nephites,

that they slew the Amlicites with great slaughter,

that they began to flee before them.

Alma 2:19

And it came to pass that the Nephites did pursue the Amlicites all that day,

and did slay them with much slaughter,

insomuch that there were slain of the Amlicites

twelve thousand five hundred thirty and two souls;

and there were slain of the Nephites

six thousand five hundred sixty and two souls.

Alma 2:20

And it came to pass that when Alma could pursue the Amlicites no longer

he caused that his people should pitch their tents in the valley of Gideon,

the valley being called after that Gideon

who was slain by the hand of Nehor with the sword;

and in this valley the Nephites did pitch their tents for the night.

Alma 2:22

Now those whom he had sent out to watch the camp of the Amlicites

were called Zeram, and Amnor, and Manti, and Limher;

these were they who went out with their men to watch the camp of the Amlicites.

Alma 2:23

And it came to pass that on the morrow

they returned into the camp of the Nephites in great haste,

being greatly astonished, and struck with much fear, saying:

Alma 2:25

And they are upon our brethren in that land;

and they are fleeing before them

with their flocks, and their wives, and their children,

towards our city;

and except we make haste

they obtain possession of our city,

and our fathers, and our wives, and our children be slain.

Alma 2:29

And it came to pass that Alma fought with Amlici with the sword, face to face;

and they did contend mightily, one with another.

Alma 2:30

And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God,

being exercised with much faith,

cried, saying:

O Lord, have mercy and spare my life,

that I may be an instrument in thy hands to save and preserve this people.

Alma 2:31

Now when Alma had said these words

he contended again with Amlici;

and he was strengthened,

insomuch that he slew Amlici with the sword.

Alma 2:32

And he also contended with the king of the Lamanites;

but the king of the Lamanites fled back from before Alma

and sent his guards to contend with Alma.

Alma 2:33

But Alma, with his guards, contended with the guards of the king of the Lamanites

until he slew and drove them back.

Alma 2:34

And thus he cleared the ground,

or rather the bank, which was on the west of the river Sidon,

throwing the bodies of the Lamanites who had been slain

into the waters of Sidon,

that thereby his people might have room to cross

and contend with the Lamanites and the Amlicites

on the west side of the river Sidon.

Alma 2:36

And they fled before the Nephites

towards the wilderness which was west and north,

away beyond the borders of the land;

and the Nephites did pursue them with their might, and did slay them.

Alma 3:2

Now many women and children had been slain with the sword,

and also many of their flocks and their herds;

and also many of their fields of grain were destroyed,

for they were trodden down by the hosts of men.

Alma 3:4

And the Amlicites were distinguished from the Nephites,

for they had marked themselves with red in their foreheads

after the manner of the Lamanites;

nevertheless they had not shorn their heads like unto the Lamanites.

Alma 3:9

And it came to pass that

whosoever did mingle his seed with that of the Lamanites

did bring the same curse upon his seed.

Alma 3:15

And again: I will set a mark upon him that mingleth his seed with thy brethren,

that they may be cursed also.

Alma 3:22

Now Alma himself being afflicted with a wound

did not go up to battle at this time against the Lamanites;

Alma 3:24

And then they returned again

and began to establish peace in the land,

being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.