Unit 64
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50 occurrences in 29 verses
Alma 43:2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 30, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53,
Alma 44:15, 18, 19, 20
Alma 43:2
Now we shall say no more concerning their preaching,
except that they preached the word, and the truth,
according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation;
and they preached after the holy order of God by which they were called.
Alma 43:4
For behold, it came to pass that the Zoramites became Lamanites;
therefore, in the commencement of the eighteenth year
the people of the Nephites saw that the Lamanites were coming upon them;
therefore they made preparations for war;
yea, they gathered together their armies in the land of Jershon.
Alma 43:6
And now, as the Amalekites were of a more wicked and murderous disposition
than the Lamanites were, in and of themselves,
therefore, Zerahemnah appointed chief captains over the Lamanites,
and they were all Amalekites and Zoramites.
Alma 43:8
For behold, his designs were to stir up the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites;
this he did that he might usurp great power over them,
and also that he might gain power over the Nephites
by bringing them into bondage.
Alma 43:11
Yea, and they also knew the extreme hatred of the Lamanites
towards their brethren, who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi,
who were called the people of Ammon —
and they would not take up arms,
yea, they had entered into a covenant and they would not break it —
therefore, if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites
they would be destroyed.
Alma 43:13
And the people of Ammon did give unto the Nephites
a large portion of their substance to support their armies;
and thus the Nephites were compelled, alone, to withstand against the Lamanites,
who were a compound of Laman and Lemuel, and the sons of Ishmael,
and all those who had dissented from the Nephites,
who were Amalekites and Zoramites, and the descendants of the priests of Noah.
Alma 43:14
Now those descendants were as numerous, nearly, as were the Nephites;
and thus the Nephites were obliged to contend with their brethren,
even unto bloodshed.
Alma 43:15
And it came to pass as the armies of the Lamanites
had gathered together in the land of Antionum,
behold, the armies of the Nephites were prepared
to meet them in the land of Jershon.
Alma 43:18
And it came to pass that he met the Lamanites in the borders of Jershon,
and his people were armed with swords,
and with cimeters, and all manner of weapons of war.
Alma 43:19
And when the armies of the Lamanites saw
that the people of Nephi,
or that Moroni, had prepared his people with breastplates and with arm-shields,
yea, and also shields to defend their heads,
and also they were dressed with thick clothing —
Alma 43:20
Now the army of Zerahemnah was not prepared with any such thing;
they had only their swords and their cimeters,
their bows and their arrows,
their stones and their slings;
and they were naked, save it were a skin which was girded about their loins;
yea, all were naked, save it were the Zoramites and the Amalekites;
Alma 43:21
But they were not armed with breastplates, nor shields —
therefore, they were exceedingly afraid of the armies of the Nephites
because of their armor,
notwithstanding their number being so much greater than the Nephites.
Alma 43:24
And it came to pass that the word of the Lord came unto Alma,
and Alma informed the messengers of Moroni,
that the armies of the Lamanites were marching round about in the wilderness,
that they might come over into the land of Manti,
that they might commence an attack upon the weaker part of the people.
And those messengers went and delivered the message unto Moroni.
Alma 43:26
And he caused that all the people in that quarter of the land
should gather themselves together to battle against the Lamanites,
to defend their lands and their country, their rights and their liberties;
therefore they were prepared against the time of the coming of the Lamanites.
Alma 43:30
And he also knowing that it was the only desire of the Nephites
to preserve their lands, and their liberty, and their church,
therefore he thought it no sin that he should defend them by stratagem;
therefore, he found by his spies which course the Lamanites were to take.
Alma 43:40
And they were pursued by Lehi and his men;
and they were driven by Lehi into the waters of Sidon,
and they crossed the waters of Sidon.
And Lehi retained his armies upon the bank of the river Sidon
that they should not cross.
Alma 43:42
And the Lamanites did flee again before them, towards the land of Manti;
and they were met again by the armies of Moroni.
Alma 43:44
And they were inspired by the Zoramites and the Amalekites,
who were their chief captains and leaders,
and by Zerahemnah,
who was their chief captain, or their chief leader and commander;
yea, they did fight like dragons,
and many of the Nephites were slain by their hands,
yea, for they did smite in two many of their head-plates,
and they did pierce many of their breastplates,
and they did smite off many of their arms;
and thus the Lamanites did smite in their fierce anger.
Alma 43:45
Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause,
for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power
but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties,
their wives and their children, and their all,
yea, for their rites of worship and their church.
Alma 43:46
And they were doing that which they felt
was the duty which they owed to their God;
for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their fathers,
that: Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second,
ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
Alma 43:47
And again, the Lord has said
that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed.
Therefore for this cause were the Nephites contending with the Lamanites,
to defend themselves, and their families, and their lands,
their country, and their rights, and their religion.
Alma 43:48
And it came to pass that
when the men of Moroni saw the fierceness and the anger of the Lamanites,
they were about to shrink and flee from them.
And Moroni, perceiving their intent,
sent forth and inspired their hearts with these thoughts —
yea, the thoughts of their lands, their liberty,
yea, their freedom from bondage.
Alma 43:51
Now, the Lamanites were more numerous,
yea, by more than double the number of the Nephites;
nevertheless, they were driven
insomuch that they were gathered together in one body in the valley,
upon the bank by the river Sidon.
Alma 43:52
Therefore the armies of Moroni encircled them about,
yea, even on both sides of the river,
for behold, on the east were the men of Lehi.
Alma 43:53
Therefore when Zerahemnah saw the men of Lehi on the east of the river Sidon,
and the armies of Moroni on the west of the river Sidon,
that they were encircled about by the Nephites,
they were struck with terror.
Alma 44:15
Now there were many, when they heard these words
and saw the scalp which was upon the sword,
that were struck with fear;
and many came forth and threw down their weapons of war at the feet of Moroni,
and entered into a covenant of peace.
And as many as entered into a covenant
they suffered to depart into the wilderness.
Alma 44:18
But behold, their naked skins and their bare heads were exposed
to the sharp swords of the Nephites;
yea, behold they were pierced and smitten,
yea, and did fall exceedingly fast before the swords of the Nephites;
and they began to be swept down,
even as the soldier of Moroni had prophesied.
Alma 44:19
Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about to be destroyed,
cried mightily unto Moroni,
promising that he would covenant and also his people with them,
if they would spare the remainder of their lives,
that they never would come to war again against them.
Alma 44:20
And it came to pass that Moroni caused
that the work of death should cease again among the people.
And he took the weapons of war from the Lamanites;
and after they had entered into a covenant with him of peace
they were suffered to depart into the wilderness.
