Unit 56

be

29 occurrences in 24 verses

Alma 17:9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 30, 31, 36, 37,

Alma 18:3, 13, 34,

Alma 19:5, 9, 12, 13, 23, 24, 28,

Alma 20:5, 17, 22, 24, 27

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 17:11

And the Lord said unto them also:

Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word;

yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions,

that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me,

and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands

unto the salvation of many souls.

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 17:25

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 17:30

And now, these were the thoughts of Ammon,

when he saw the afflictions of those whom he termed to be his brethren.

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 17:36

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 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 18:13

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 18:34

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 19:5

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 19:9

And Ammon said unto her:

Believest thou this?

And she said unto him:

I have had no witness save thy word, and the word of our servants;

nevertheless I believe that it shall be according as thou hast said.

Alma 19:12

And it came to pass that he arose, according to the words of Ammon;

and as he arose, he stretched forth his hand unto the woman, and said:

Blessed be the name of God,

and blessed art thou.

Alma 19:13

For as sure as thou livest,

behold, I have seen my Redeemer;

and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman,

and he shall redeem all mankind who believe on his name.

Now, when he had said these words, his heart was swollen within him,

and he sunk again with joy;

and the queen also sunk down,

being overpowered by the Spirit.

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 19:28

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 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 20:17

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 20:22

But Ammon raised his sword, and said unto him:

Behold, I will smite thee except thou wilt grant unto me

that my brethren may be cast out of prison.

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 20:27

And I will also grant unto thee that thy brethren may be cast out of prison,

and thou and thy brethren may come unto me, in my kingdom;

for I shall greatly desire to see thee.

For the king was greatly astonished at the words which he had spoken,

and also at the words which had been spoken by his son Lamoni,

therefore he was desirous to learn them.