Unit 57

of the

38 occurrences in 23 verses

Alma 21:1, 4, 9, 13, 16, 17, 21,

Alma 22:1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29

Alma 21:1

Now when Ammon and his brethren separated themselves

in the borders of the land of the Lamanites,

behold Aaron took his journey towards the land

which was called by the Lamanites, Jerusalem,

calling it after the land of their fathers' nativity;

and it was away joining the borders of Mormon.

Alma 21:4

And it came to pass that Aaron came to the city of Jerusalem,

and first began to preach to the Amalekites.

And he began to preach to them in their synagogues,

for they had built synagogues after the order of the Nehors;

for many of the Amalekites and the Amulonites were after the order of the Nehors.

Alma 21:9

Now Aaron began to open the scriptures unto them

concerning the coming of Christ, and also concerning the resurrection of the dead,

and that there could be no redemption for mankind

save it were through the death and sufferings of Christ,

and the atonement of his blood.

Alma 21:13

Nevertheless, Aaron and a certain number of his brethren

were taken and cast into prison,

and the remainder of them fled out of the land of Middoni

unto the regions round about.

Alma 21:16

And they went forth whithersoever they were led by the Spirit of the Lord,

preaching the word of God in every synagogue of the Amalekites,

or in every assembly of the Lamanites where they could be admitted.

Alma 21:17

And it came to pass that the Lord began to bless them,

insomuch that they brought many to the knowledge of the truth;

yea, they did convince many of their sins,

and of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.

Alma 21:21

And he did rejoice over them,

and he did teach them many things.

And he did also declare unto them

that they were a people who were under him,

and that they were a free people,

that they were free from the oppressions of the king, his father;

for that his father had granted unto him that he might reign over the people

who were in the land of Ishmael, and in all the land round about.

Alma 22:1

Now, as Ammon was thus teaching the people of Lamoni continually,

we will return to the account of Aaron and his brethren;

for after he departed from the land of Middoni

he was led by the Spirit to the land of Nephi,

even to the house of the king which was over all the land

save it were the land of Ishmael;

and he was the father of Lamoni.

Alma 22:3

And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants.

And the king said unto them:

Arise, for I will grant unto you your lives,

and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants;

but I will insist that ye shall administer unto me;

for I have been somewhat troubled in mind

because of the generosity and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon;

and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up out of Middoni with thee.

Alma 22:4

And Aaron said unto the king:

Behold, the Spirit of the Lord has called him another way;

he has gone to the land of Ishmael, to teach the people of Lamoni.

Alma 22:5

Now the king said unto them:

What is this that ye have said concerning the Spirit of the Lord?

Behold, this is the thing which doth trouble me.

Alma 22:9

And the king said:

Is God that Great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem?

Alma 22:13

And Aaron did expound unto him the scriptures from the creation of Adam,

laying the fall of man before him, and their carnal state

and also the plan of redemption,

which was prepared from the foundation of the world, through Christ,

for all whosoever would believe on his name.

Alma 22:19

And it came to pass that his servants ran and told the queen

all that had happened unto the king.

And she came in unto the king;

and when she saw him lay as if he were dead,

and also Aaron and his brethren standing

as though they had been the cause of his fall,

she was angry with them,

and commanded that her servants, or the servants of the king,

should take them and slay them.

Alma 22:20

Now the servants had seen the cause of the king's fall,

therefore they durst not lay their hands on Aaron and his brethren;

and they pled with the queen saying:

Why commandest thou that we should slay these men,

when behold one of them is mightier than us all?

Therefore we shall fall before them.

Alma 22:21

Now when the queen saw the fear of the servants

she also began to fear exceedingly,

lest there should some evil come upon her.

And she commanded her servants that they should go and call the people,

that they might slay Aaron and his brethren.

Alma 22:22

Now when Aaron saw the determination of the queen,

he, also knowing the hardness of the hearts of the people,

feared lest that a multitude should assemble themselves together,

and there should be a great contention and a disturbance among them;

therefore he put forth his hand and raised the king from the earth,

and said unto him: Stand.

And he stood upon his feet, receiving his strength.

Alma 22:23

Now this was done in the presence of the queen and many of the servants.

And when they saw it they greatly marveled, and began to fear.

And the king stood forth, and began to minister unto them.

And he did minister unto them,

insomuch that his whole household were converted unto the Lord.

Alma 22:24

Now there was a multitude gathered together

because of the commandment of the queen,

and there began to be great murmurings among them

because of Aaron and his brethren.

Alma 22:26

And it came to pass that when the king saw that the people were pacified,

he caused that Aaron and his brethren should stand forth

in the midst of the multitude,

and that they should preach the word unto them.

Alma 22:27

And it came to pass that the king sent a proclamation throughout all the land,

amongst all his people who were in all his land,

who were in all the regions round about,

which was bordering even to the sea, on the east and on the west,

and which was divided from the land of Zarahemla

by a narrow strip of wilderness, which ran from the sea east even to the sea west,

and round about on the borders of the seashore, and the borders of the wilderness

which was on the north by the land of Zarahemla, through the borders of Manti,

by the head of the river Sidon, running from the east towards the west —

and thus were the Lamanites and the Nephites divided.

Alma 22:28

Now, the more idle part of the Lamanites lived in the wilderness, and dwelt in tents;

and they were spread through the wilderness on the west, in the land of Nephi;

yea, and also on the west of the land of Zarahemla, in the borders by the seashore,

and on the west in the land of Nephi, in the place of their fathers' first inheritance,

and thus bordering along by the seashore.

Alma 22:29

And also there were many Lamanites on the east by the seashore,

whither the Nephites had driven them.

And thus the Nephites were nearly surrounded by the Lamanites;

nevertheless the Nephites had taken possession of all the northern parts of the land

bordering on the wilderness, at the head of the river Sidon,

from the east to the west, round about on the wilderness side; on the north,

even until they came to the land which they called Bountiful.