Unit 56

of the

64 occurrences in 47 verses

Alma 17:2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39,

Alma 18:2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 32, 36, 39, 43,

Alma 19:2, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 36,

Alma 20:2, 4, 10, 15, 23, 28

Alma 17:2

Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma

at the time the angel first appeared unto him;

therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren;

and what added more to his joy,

they were still his brethren in the Lord;

yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth;

for they were men of a sound understanding

and they had searched the scriptures diligently,

that they might know the word of God.

Alma 17:4

And they had been teaching the word of God

for the space of fourteen years among the Lamanites,

having had much success in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth;

yea, by the power of their words many were brought before the altar of God,

to call on his name and confess their sins before him.

Alma 17:6

Now these were their journeyings:

Having taken leave of their father, Mosiah,

in the first year of the judges;

having refused the kingdom which their father was desirous to confer upon them,

and also this was the minds of the people;

Alma 17:7

Nevertheless they departed out of the land of Zarahemla,

and took their swords, and their spears,

and their bows, and their arrows, and their slings;

and this they did that they might provide food for themselves

while in the wilderness.

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 17:12

And it came to pass that the hearts of the sons of Mosiah,

and also those who were with them,

took courage to go forth unto the Lamanites

to declare unto them the word of God.

Alma 17:13

And it came to pass

when they had arrived in the borders of the land of the Lamanites,

that they separated themselves and departed one from another,

trusting in the Lord that they should meet again at the close of their harvest;

for they supposed that great was the work which they had undertaken.

Alma 17:15

Thus they were a very indolent people,

many of whom did worship idols,

and the curse of God had fallen upon them because of the traditions of their fathers;

notwithstanding the promises of the Lord were extended unto them

on the conditions of repentance.

Alma 17:16

Therefore, this was the cause

for which the sons of Mosiah had undertaken the work,

that perhaps they might bring them unto repentance;

that perhaps they might bring them to know of the plan of redemption.

Alma 17:20

And as Ammon entered the land of Ishmael,

the Lamanites took him and bound him,

as was their custom to bind all the Nephites who fell into their hands,

and carry them before the king;

and thus it was left to the pleasure of the king to slay them,

or to retain them in captivity,

or to cast them into prison,

or to cast them out of his land,

according to his will and pleasure.

Alma 17:25

But Ammon said unto him:

Nay, but I will be thy servant.

Therefore Ammon became a servant to king Lamoni.

And it came to pass that he was set among other servants

to watch the flocks of Lamoni, according to the custom of the Lamanites.

Alma 17:26

And after he had been in the service of the king three days,

as he was with the Lamanitish servants

going forth with their flocks to the place of water,

which was called the water of Sebus,

and all the Lamanites drive their flocks hither, that they may have water —

Alma 17:27

Therefore, as Ammon and the servants of the king

were driving forth their flocks to this place of water,

behold, a certain number of the Lamanites,

who had been with their flocks to water,

stood and scattered the flocks of Ammon and the servants of the king,

and they scattered them insomuch that they fled many ways.

Alma 17:28

Now the servants of the king began to murmur, saying:

Now the king will slay us, as he has our brethren

because their flocks were scattered by the wickedness of these men.

And they began to weep exceedingly, saying:

Behold, our flocks are scattered already.

Alma 17:29

Now they wept because of the fear of being slain.

Now when Ammon saw this his heart was swollen within him with joy;

for, said he, I will show forth my power unto these my fellow-servants,

or the power which is in me,

in restoring these flocks unto the king,

that I may win the hearts of these my fellow-servants,

that I may lead them to believe in my words.

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 17:32

And it came to pass that they went in search of the flocks,

and they did follow Ammon,

and they rushed forth with much swiftness

and did head the flocks of the king,

and did gather them together again to the place of water.

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 17:39

And when he had driven them afar off, he returned

and they watered their flocks and returned them to the pasture of the king,

and then went in unto the king,

bearing the arms which had been smitten off by the sword of Ammon,

of those who sought to slay him;

and they were carried in unto the king

for a testimony of the things which they had done.

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 18:7

Now it was the practice of these Lamanites

to stand by the waters of Sebus to scatter the flocks of the people,

that thereby they might drive away many that were scattered unto their own land,

it being a practice of plunder among them.

Alma 18:9

And they said unto him:

Behold, he is feeding thy horses.

Now the king had commanded his servants,

previous to the time of the watering of their flocks,

that they should prepare his horses and chariots,

and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi;

for there had been a great feast appointed at the land of Nephi,

by the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.

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 18:12

And it came to pass that

when Ammon had made ready the horses and the chariots

for the king and his servants,

he went in unto the king,

and he saw that the countenance of the king was changed;

therefore he was about to return out of his presence.

Alma 18:13

And one of the king's servants said unto him,

Rabbanah, which is, being interpreted, powerful or great king,

considering their kings to be powerful;

and thus he said unto him:

Rabbanah, the king desireth thee to stay.

Alma 18:16

And it came to pass that Ammon, being filled with the Spirit of God,

therefore he perceived the thoughts of the king.

And he said unto him:

Is it because thou hast heard

that I defended thy servants and thy flocks,

and slew seven of their brethren with the sling and with the sword,

and smote off the arms of others,

in order to defend thy flocks and thy servants;

behold, is it this that causeth thy marvelings?

Alma 18:32

And Ammon said:

Yea, and he looketh down upon all the children of men;

and he knows all the thoughts and intents of the heart;

for by his hand were they all created from the beginning.

Alma 18:36

Now when Ammon had said these words,

he began at the creation of the world,

and also the creation of Adam,

and told him all the things concerning the fall of man,

and rehearsed and laid before him

the records and the holy scriptures of the people,

which had been spoken by the prophets,

even down to the time that their father, Lehi, left Jerusalem.

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 18:43

And it came to pass that his servants took him

and carried him in unto his wife, and laid him upon a bed;

and he lay as if he were dead

for the space of two days and two nights;

and his wife, and his sons, and his daughters mourned over him,

after the manner of the Lamanites, greatly lamenting his loss.

Alma 19:2

Now the queen having heard of the fame of Ammon,

therefore she sent and desired that he should come in unto her.

Alma 19:6

Now, this was what Ammon desired,

for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God;

he knew that the dark veil of unbelief was being cast away from his mind,

and the light which did light up his mind,

which was the light of the glory of God,

which was a marvelous light of his goodness —

yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul,

the cloud of darkness having been dispelled,

and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul,

yea, he knew that this had overcome his natural frame,

and he was carried away in God —

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 19:14

Now Ammon seeing the Spirit of the Lord poured out

according to his prayers

upon the Lamanites, his brethren,

who had been the cause of so much mourning among the Nephites,

or among all the people of God

because of their iniquities and their traditions,

he fell upon his knees,

and began to pour out his soul

in prayer and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brethren;

and he was also overpowered with joy;

and thus they all three had sunk to the earth.

Alma 19:15

Now, when the servants of the king had seen that they had fallen,

they also began to cry unto God,

for the fear of the Lord had come upon them also,

for it was they who had stood before the king

and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

Alma 19:16

And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lord, in their might,

even until they had all fallen to the earth,

save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was Abish,

she having been converted unto the Lord for many years,

on account of a remarkable vision of her father —

Alma 19:18

And they began to assemble themselves together unto the house of the king.

And there came a multitude,

and to their astonishment they beheld

the king, and the queen, and their servants prostrate upon the earth,

and they all lay there as though they were dead;

and they also saw Ammon,

and behold, he was a Nephite.

Alma 19:21

And they were also rebuked by those men

who had stood at the waters of Sebus and scattered the flocks

which belonged to the king,

for they were angry with Ammon because of the number

which he had slain of their brethren at the waters of Sebus,

while defending the flocks of the king.

Alma 19:36

And thus the work of the Lord did commence among the Lamanites;

thus the Lord did begin to pour out his Spirit upon them;

and we see that his arm is extended to all people

who will repent and believe on his name.

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 20:4

Now Lamoni said unto Ammon:

I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things.

But behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni;

for the king of the land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me;

therefore I go to the land of Middoni,

that I may flatter the king of the land, and he will cast thy brethren out of prison.

Now Lamoni said unto him:

Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?

Alma 20:10

And he also said:

Whither art thou going with this Nephite,

who is one of the children of a liar?

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 20:23

Now the king, fearing he should lose his life, said:

If thou wilt spare me

I will grant unto thee whatsoever thou wilt ask,

even to half of the kingdom.

Alma 20:28

And it came to pass that

Ammon and Lamoni proceeded on their journey towards the land of Middoni.

And Lamoni found favor in the eyes of the king of the land;

therefore the brethren of Ammon were brought forth out of prison.