Unit 56

him and

12 occurrences in 12 verses

Alma 17:20, 38, 39,

Alma 18:23, 43,

Alma 19:7, 13, 22, 23,

Alma 20:13, 16, 26

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 17:38

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 18:23

And the king answered him, and said:

Yea, I will believe all thy words.

And thus he was caught with guile.

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 19:7

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 19:13

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 19:22

Now, one of them, whose brother had been slain with the sword of Ammon,

being exceedingly angry with Ammon,

drew his sword and went forth

that he might let it fall upon Ammon, to slay him;

and as he lifted the sword to smite him,

behold, he fell dead.

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 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 20:16

Now when his father had heard these words,

he was angry with him,

and he drew his sword that he might smite him to the earth.

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 —