Unit 56

they

117 occurrences in 56 verses

Alma 17:2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,

Alma 18:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 32, 34,

Alma 19:1, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35,

Alma 20:1, 5, 8, 13, 15, 29, 30

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 17:3

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 17:4

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 17:5

Now these are the circumstances which attended them in their journeyings,

for they had many afflictions;

they did suffer much, both in body and in mind,

such as hunger, thirst and fatigue, and also much labor in the spirit.

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 17:8

And thus they departed into the wilderness

with their numbers which they had selected,

to go up to the land of Nephi, to preach the word of God unto the Lamanites.

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 17:10

And it came to pass that

the Lord did visit them with his Spirit,

and said unto them: Be comforted.

And they were comforted.

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 17:14

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 17:15

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 17:17

Therefore they separated themselves one from another,

and went forth among them, every man alone,

according to the word and power of God which was given unto him.

Alma 17:18

Now Ammon being the chief among them,

or rather he did administer unto them,

and he departed from them,

after having blessed them according to their several stations,

having imparted the word of God unto them,

or administered unto them before his departure;

and thus they took their several journeys throughout the land.

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 17:32

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 17:33

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 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 18:1

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 18:2

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 18:5

Now this was the tradition of Lamoni, which he had received from his father,

that there was a Great Spirit.

Notwithstanding they believed in a Great Spirit

they supposed that whatsoever they did was right;

nevertheless, Lamoni began to fear exceedingly,

with fear lest he had done wrong in slaying his servants;

Alma 18:6

For he had slain many of them

because their brethren had scattered their flocks at the place of water;

and thus, because they had had their flocks scattered

they were 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 18:21

And now, if thou wilt tell me concerning these things,

whatsoever thou desirest I will give unto thee;

and if it were needed, I would guard thee with my armies;

but I know that thou art more powerful than all they;

nevertheless, whatsoever thou desirest of me

I will grant it unto thee.

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 18:34

Ammon said unto him:

I am a man;

and man in the beginning was created after the image of God,

and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people,

that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true;

Alma 19:1

And it came to pass that after two days and two nights

they were about to take his body and lay it in a sepulchre,

which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.

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 19:24

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 19:27

And there were some who said

that Ammon was sent by the Great Spirit to afflict them because of their iniquities;

and that it was the Great Spirit that had always attended the Nephites,

who had ever delivered them out of their hands;

and they said that it was this Great Spirit

who had destroyed so many of their brethren, the Lamanites.

Alma 19:28

And thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them.

And while they were thus contending,

the woman servant who had caused the multitude to be gathered together came,

and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude

she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

Alma 19:32

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

therefore they went their way.

Alma 19:33

And it came to pass that when Ammon arose

he also administered unto them,

and also did all the servants of Lamoni;

and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing —

that their hearts had been changed;

that they had no more desire to do evil.

Alma 19:34

And behold, many did declare unto the people

that they had seen angels and had conversed with them;

and thus they had told them things of God, and of his righteousness.

Alma 19:35

And it came to pass that there were many that did believe in their words;

and as many as did believe were baptized;

and they became a righteous people,

and they did establish a church among them.

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 20:5

And Ammon said unto him:

No one hath told me, save it be God;

and he said unto me —

Go and deliver thy brethren, for they are in prison in the land of Middoni.

Alma 20:8

And it came to pass that as Ammon and Lamoni were journeying thither,

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

Alma 20:13

And now when Lamoni had rehearsed unto him all these things,

behold, to his astonishment, his father was angry with him, and said:

Lamoni, thou art going to deliver these Nephites, who are sons of a liar.

Behold, he robbed our fathers;

and now his children are also come amongst us

that they may, by their cunning and their lyings, deceive us,

that they again may rob us of our property.

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 20:29

And when Ammon did meet them he was exceedingly sorrowful,

for behold they were naked, and their skins were worn exceedingly

because of being bound with strong cords.

And they also had suffered hunger, thirst, and all kinds of afflictions;

nevertheless they were patient in all their sufferings.

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.