Unit 64

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23 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 43:2, 5, 20, 27, 30, 35, 37, 46,

Alma 44:2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 24

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 43:5

And it came to pass that the Lamanites came with their thousands;

and they came into the land of Antionum,

which is the land of the Zoramites;

and a man by the name of Zerahemnah was their leader.

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 43:27

And it came to pass that Moroni caused

that his army should be secreted in the valley

which was near the bank of the river Sidon,

which was on the west of the river Sidon in the wilderness.

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 43:35

And as the Lamanites had passed the hill Riplah,

and came into the valley, and began to cross the river Sidon,

the army which was concealed on the south of the hill,

which was led by a man whose name was Lehi,

and he led his army forth

and encircled the Lamanites about on the east in their rear.

Alma 43:37

And the work of death commenced on both sides,

but it was more dreadful on the part of the Lamanites,

for their nakedness was exposed to the heavy blows of the Nephites

with their swords and their cimeters,

which brought death almost at every stroke.

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 44:2

Behold, we have not come out to battle against you

that we might shed your blood for power;

neither do we desire to bring any one to the yoke of bondage.

But this is the very cause for which ye have come against us;

yea, and ye are angry with us because of our religion.

Alma 44:5

And now, Zerahemnah, I command you,

in the name of that all-powerful God, who has strengthened our arms

that we have gained power over you, by our faith,

by our religion, and by our rites of worship, and by our church,

and by the sacred support which we owe to our wives and our children,

by that liberty which binds us to our lands and our country;

yea, and also by the maintenance of the sacred word of God,

to which we owe all our happiness;

and by all that is most dear unto us —

Alma 44:6

Yea, and this is not all;

I command you by all the desires which ye have for life,

that ye deliver up your weapons of war unto us,

and we will seek not your blood,

but we will spare your lives, if ye will go your way

and come not again to war against us.

Alma 44:8

And now it came to pass that when Zerahemnah had heard these sayings

he came forth and delivered up his sword and his cimeter, and his bow

into the hands of Moroni,

and said unto him:

Behold, here are our weapons of war;

we will deliver them up unto you,

but we will not suffer ourselves to take an oath unto you,

which we know that we shall break, and also our children;

but take our weapons of war,

and suffer that we may depart into the wilderness;

otherwise we will retain our swords,

and we will perish or conquer.

Alma 44:10

And now when Zerahemnah had made an end of speaking these words,

Moroni returned the sword and the weapons of war, which he had received,

unto Zerahemnah, saying:

Behold, we will end the conflict.

Alma 44:11

Now I cannot recall the words which I have spoken,

therefore as the Lord liveth, ye shall not depart

except ye depart with an oath

that ye will not return again against us to war.

Now as ye are in our hands

we will spill your blood upon the ground,

or ye shall submit to the conditions which I have proposed.

Alma 44:14

Even as this scalp has fallen to the earth,

which is the scalp of your chief,

so shall ye fall to the earth

except ye will deliver up your weapons of war

and depart with a covenant of peace.

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 44:24

And thus ended the eighteenth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And thus ended the record of Alma,

which was written upon the plates of Nephi.