Unit 56

should

23 occurrences in 18 verses

Alma 17:13, 24, 36,

Alma 18:1, 9, 14,

Alma 19:2, 3, 5, 11, 19,

Alma 20:1, 6, 14, 17, 19, 23, 26

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 17:24

And it came to pass that king Lamoni was much pleased with Ammon,

and caused that his bands should be loosed;

and he would that Ammon should take one of his daughters to wife.

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 18:1

And it came to pass that king Lamoni caused

that his servants should stand forth and testify to all the things

which they had seen concerning the matter.

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 18:14

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 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 19:3

And it came to pass that Ammon did as he was commanded,

and went in unto the queen, and desired to know

what she would that he should do.

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 19:11

And it came to pass that she watched over the bed of her husband,

from that time even until that time on the morrow

which Ammon had appointed that he should rise.

Alma 19:19

And now the people began to murmur among themselves;

some saying that it was a great evil that had come upon them,

or upon the king and his house,

because he had suffered that the Nephite should remain in the land.

Alma 20:1

And it came to pass that when they had established a church in that land,

that king Lamoni desired that Ammon should go with him to the land of Nephi,

that he might show him unto his father.

Alma 20:6

Now when Lamoni had heard this

he caused that his servants should make ready his horses and his chariots.

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 20:17

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 20:19

Now when Ammon had said these words unto him,

he answered him, saying:

I know that if I should slay my son, that I should shed innocent blood;

for it is thou that hast sought to destroy him.

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 20:26

And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him,

and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Because this is all that thou hast desired,

that I would release thy brethren,

and suffer that my son Lamoni should retain his kingdom,

behold, I will grant unto you

that my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever;

and I will govern him no more —