Unit 64

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27 occurrences in 24 verses

Alma 43:5, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 36, 37, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53,

Alma 44:2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20

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 43:14

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 43:18

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 43:36

And it came to pass that the Lamanites,

when they saw the Nephites coming upon them in their rear,

turned them about and began to contend with the army of Lehi.

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 43:43

Now in this case the Lamanites did fight exceedingly;

yea, never had the Lamanites been known

to fight with such exceedingly great strength and courage,

no, not even from the beginning.

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 43:49

And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites,

and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God,

for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.

Alma 43:50

And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power;

and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom,

the Lamanites began to flee before them;

and they fled even to the waters of Sidon.

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 44:2

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 44:3

But now, ye behold that the Lord is with us;

and ye behold that he has delivered you into our hands.

And now I would that ye should understand

that this is done unto us because of our religion and our faith in Christ.

And now ye see that ye cannot destroy this our faith.

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 44:12

And now when Moroni had said these words,

Zerahemnah retained his sword,

and he was angry with Moroni,

and he rushed forward that he might slay Moroni;

but as he raised his sword,

behold, one of Moroni's soldiers smote it even to the earth,

and it broke by the hilt;

and he also smote Zerahemnah

that he took off his scalp and it fell to the earth.

And Zerahemnah withdrew from before them into the midst of his soldiers.

Alma 44:13

And it came to pass that the soldier who stood by,

who smote off the scalp of Zerahemnah,

took up the scalp from off the ground by the hair,

and laid it upon the point of his sword, and stretched it forth unto them,

saying unto them with a loud voice:

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 44:17

And now Moroni was angry, because of the stubbornness of the Lamanites;

therefore he commanded his people

that they should fall upon them and slay them.

And it came to pass that they began to slay them;

yea, and the Lamanites did contend with their swords and their might.

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.