Unit 56

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44 occurrences in 38 verses

Alma 17:3, 9, 14, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,

Alma 18:2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 25, 29, 39,

Alma 19:5, 7, 8, 10, 23, 24, 30, 32,

Alma 20:2, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 24, 30

Alma 17:3

But this is not all;

they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting;

therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation,

and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.

Alma 17:9

And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness,

and they fasted much and prayed much

that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit

to go with them, and abide with them,

that they might be an instrument in the hands of God

to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites,

to the knowledge of the truth,

to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers,

which were not correct.

Alma 17:14

And assuredly it was great,

for they had undertaken to preach the word of God

to a wild and a hardened and a ferocious people;

a people who delighted in murdering the Nephites,

and robbing and plundering them;

and their hearts were set upon riches,

or upon gold and silver, and precious stones;

yet they sought to obtain these things by murdering and plundering,

that they might not labor for them with their own hands.

Alma 17:31

And it came to pass that he flattered them by his words, saying:

My brethren, be of good cheer

and let us go in search of the flocks,

and we will gather them together

and bring them back unto the place of water;

and thus we will preserve the flocks unto the king

and he will not slay us.

Alma 17:33

And those men again stood to scatter their flocks;

but Ammon said unto his brethren:

Encircle the flocks round about that they flee not;

and I go and contend with these men who do scatter our flocks.

Alma 17:34

Therefore, they did as Ammon commanded them,

and he went forth and stood to contend with those

who stood by the waters of Sebus;

and they were in number not a few.

Alma 17:35

Therefore they did not fear Ammon,

for they supposed that one of their men could slay him

according to their pleasure,

for they knew not that the Lord had promised Mosiah

that he would deliver his sons out of their hands;

neither did they know anything concerning the Lord;

therefore they delighted in the destruction of their brethren;

and for this cause they stood to scatter the flocks of the king.

Alma 17:36

But Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling;

yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them;

and thus he slew a certain number of them

insomuch that they began to be astonished at his power;

nevertheless they were angry because of the slain of their brethren,

and they were determined that he should fall;

therefore, seeing that they could not hit him with their stones,

they came forth with clubs to slay him.

Alma 17:37

But behold, every man that lifted his club to smite Ammon,

he smote off their arms with his sword;

for he did withstand their blows

by smiting their arms with the edge of his sword,

insomuch that they began to be astonished, and began to flee before him;

yea, and they were not few in number;

and he caused them to flee by the strength of his arm.

Alma 17:38

Now six of them had fallen by the sling,

but he slew none save it were their leader with his sword;

and he smote off as many of their arms as were lifted against him,

and they were not a few.

Alma 18:2

And when they had all testified to the things which they had seen,

and he had learned of the faithfulness of Ammon in preserving his flocks,

and also of his great power in contending against those who sought to slay him,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Surely, this is more than a man.

Behold, is not this the Great Spirit

who doth send such great punishments upon this people,

because of their murders?

Alma 18:3

And they answered the king, and said:

Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not;

but this much we do know,

that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king;

neither can they scatter the king's flocks when he is with us,

because of his expertness and great strength;

therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king.

And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power,

for we know he cannot be slain.

Alma 18:4

And now, when the king heard these words,

he said unto them:

Now I know that it is the Great Spirit;

and he has come down at this time to preserve your lives,

that I might not slay you as I did your brethren.

Now this is the Great Spirit of whom our fathers have spoken.

Alma 18:10

Now when king Lamoni heard

that Ammon was preparing his horses and his chariots

he was more astonished, because of the faithfulness of Ammon, saying:

Surely there has not been any servant among all my servants

that has been so faithful as this man;

for even he doth remember all my commandments to execute them.

Alma 18:11

Now I surely know that this is the Great Spirit,

and I would desire him that he come in unto me,

but I durst not.

Alma 18:14

Therefore Ammon turned himself unto the king, and said unto him:

What wilt thou that I should do for thee, O king?

And the king answered him not for the space of an hour, according to their time,

for he knew not what he should say unto him.

Alma 18:15

And it came to pass that Ammon said unto him again:

What desirest thou of me?

But the king answered him not.

Alma 18:19

Ammon answered and said unto him:

I am not.

Alma 18:25

And he answered, and said unto him:

I do not know what that meaneth.

Alma 18:29

And he said:

Yea, I believe that he created all things which are in the earth;

but I do not know the heavens.

Alma 18:39

But this is not all;

for he expounded unto them the plan of redemption,

which was prepared from the foundation of the world;

and he also made known unto them concerning the coming of Christ,

and all the works of the Lord did he make known unto them.

Alma 19:5

Therefore, if this is the case,

I would that ye should go in and see my husband,

for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights;

and some say that he is not dead,

but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh,

and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre;

but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

Alma 19:7

Therefore, what the queen desired of him was his only desire.

Therefore, he went in to see the king

according as the queen had desired him;

and he saw the king,

and he knew that he was not dead.

Alma 19:8

And he said unto the queen:

He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God,

and on the morrow he shall rise again;

therefore bury him not.

Alma 19:10

And Ammon said unto her:

Blessed art thou because of thy exceeding faith;

I say unto thee, woman,

there has not been such great faith among all the people of the Nephites.

Alma 19:23

Now we see that Ammon could not be slain,

for the Lord had said unto Mosiah, his father:

I will spare him, and it shall be unto him according to thy faith —

therefore, Mosiah trusted him unto the Lord.

Alma 19:24

And it came to pass that when the multitude beheld

that the man had fallen dead, who lifted the sword to slay Ammon,

fear came upon them all,

and they durst not put forth their hands to touch him

or any of those who had fallen;

and they began to marvel again among themselves

what could be the cause of this great power,

or what all these things could mean.

Alma 19:30

And when she had said this, she clasped her hands,

being filled with joy,

speaking many words which were not understood;

and when she had done this,

she took the king, Lamoni, by the hand,

and behold he arose and stood upon his feet.

Alma 19:32

But there were many among them who would not hear his words;

therefore they went their way.

Alma 20:2

And the voice of the Lord came to Ammon, saying:

Thou shalt not go up to the land of Nephi,

for behold, the king will seek thy life;

but thou shalt go to the land of Middoni;

for behold, thy brother Aaron, and also Muloki and Ammah are in prison.

Alma 20:9

And behold, the father of Lamoni said unto him:

Why did ye not come to the feast on that great day

when I made a feast unto my sons, and unto my people?

Alma 20:12

And he also told him all the cause of his tarrying in his own kingdom,

that he did not go unto his father to the feast which he had prepared.

Alma 20:14

Now the father of Lamoni commanded him

that he should slay Ammon with the sword.

And he also commanded him

that he should not go to the land of Middoni,

but that he should return with him to the land of Ishmael.

Alma 20:15

But Lamoni said unto him:

I will not slay Ammon,

neither will I return to the land of Ishmael,

but I go to the land of Middoni that I may release the brethren of Ammon,

for I know that they are just men and holy prophets of the true God.

Alma 20:17

But Ammon stood forth and said unto him:

Behold, thou shalt not slay thy son;

nevertheless, it were better that he should fall than thee,

for behold, he has repented of his sins;

but if thou shouldst fall at this time, in thine anger,

thy soul could not be saved.

Alma 20:20

And he stretched forth his hand to slay Ammon.

But Ammon withstood his blows,

and also smote his arm that he could not use it.

Alma 20:24

Now when Ammon saw that he had wrought upon the old king according to his desire,

he said unto him:

If thou wilt grant that my brethren may be cast out of prison,

and also that Lamoni may retain his kingdom,

and that ye be not displeased with him,

but grant that he may do according to his own desires

in whatsoever thing he thinketh,

then will I spare thee;

otherwise I will smite thee to the earth.

Alma 20:30

And, as it happened, it was their lot

to have fallen into the hands of a more hardened and a more stiffnecked people;

therefore they would not hearken unto their words,

and they had cast them out, and had smitten them,

and had driven them from house to house, and from place to place,

even until they had arrived in the land of Middoni;

and there they were taken and cast into prison,

and bound with strong cords, and kept in prison for many days,

and were delivered by Lamoni and Ammon.