Unit 64

of the Lamanites

14 occurrences in 13 verses

Alma 43:10, 11, 15, 19, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 37, 38, 48,

Alma 44:17

Alma 43:10

For they knew that if they should fall into the hands of the Lamanites,

that whosoever should worship God in spirit and in truth,

the true and the living God,

the Lamanites would destroy.

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 43:15

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 43:19

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 43:24

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 43:25

Now Moroni, leaving a part of his army in the land of Jershon,

lest by any means a part of the Lamanites should come into that land

and take possession of the city,

took the remaining part of his army

and marched over into the land of Manti.

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 43:28

And Moroni placed spies round about,

that he might know when the camp of the Lamanites should come.

Alma 43:29

And now, as Moroni knew the intention of the Lamanites,

that it was their intention to destroy their brethren,

or to subject them and bring them into bondage

that they might establish a kingdom unto themselves over all the land;

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 43:38

While on the other hand,

there was now and then a man fell among the Nephites,

by their swords and the loss of blood,

they being shielded from the more vital parts of the body,

or the more vital parts of the body being shielded

from the strokes of the Lamanites,

by their breastplates, and their armshields, and their head-plates;

and thus the Nephites did carry on the work of death among the Lamanites.

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 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.