Unit 65

of his

17 occurrences in 16 verses

Alma 46:19, 24, 25, 29, 33,

Alma 47:3, 18, 22, 35,

Alma 48:4, 11, 12, 13,

Alma 49:10, 27, 28

Alma 46:19

And when Moroni had said these words,

he went forth among the people,

waving the rent part of his garment in the air,

that all might see the writing which he had written upon the rent part,

and crying with a loud voice, saying:

Alma 46:24

Yea, let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph;

yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death,

for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph

was preserved and had not decayed.

And he said —

Even as this remnant of garment of my son hath been preserved,

so shall a remnant of the seed of my son

be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself,

while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish,

even as the remnant of his garment.

Alma 46:25

Now behold, this giveth my soul sorrow;

nevertheless, my soul hath joy in my son,

because of that part of his seed which shall be taken unto God.

Alma 46:29

And it came to pass that when Amalickiah saw

that the people of Moroni were more numerous than the Amalickiahites —

and he also saw that his people were doubtful

concerning the justice of the cause in which they had undertaken —

therefore, fearing that he should not gain the point,

he took those of his people who would and departed into the land of Nephi.

Alma 46:33

And it came to pass that Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men,

and the remainder were delivered up into the hands of Moroni

and were taken back into the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 47:3

And now it came to pass that

the king was wroth because of their disobedience;

therefore he gave Amalickiah the command of that part of his army

which was obedient unto his commands,

and commanded him that he should go forth and compel them to arms.

Alma 47:18

And it came to pass that Amalickiah caused

that one of his servants should administer poison by degrees to Lehonti,

that he died.

Alma 47:22

But behold, as the king came out to meet him

Amalickiah caused that his servants should go forth to meet the king.

And they went and bowed themselves before the king,

as if to reverence him because of his greatness.

Alma 47:35

And it came to pass that

Amalickiah sought the favor of the queen, and took her unto him to wife;

and thus by his fraud, and by the assistance of his cunning servants,

he obtained the kingdom;

yea, he was acknowledged king throughout all the land,

among all the people of the Lamanites,

who were composed of the Lamanites and the Lemuelites and the Ishmaelites,

and all the dissenters of the Nephites,

from the reign of Nephi down to the present time.

Alma 48:4

For he was determined, because of the greatness of the number of his people,

to overpower the Nephites and to bring them into bondage.

Alma 48:11

And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man;

he was a man of a perfect understanding;

yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed;

a man whose soul did joy in the liberty

and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;

Alma 48:12

Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God,

for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people;

a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.

Alma 48:13

Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ,

and he had sworn with an oath to defend his people,

his rights, and his country, and his religion,

even to the loss of his blood.

Alma 49:10

Now, if king Amalickiah had come down out of the land of Nephi,

at the head of his army,

perhaps he would have caused

the Lamanites to have attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah;

for behold, he did care not for the blood of his people.

Alma 49:27

Yea, he was exceedingly wroth,

and he did curse God, and also Moroni,

swearing with an oath that he would drink his blood;

and this because Moroni had kept the commandments of God

in preparing for the safety of his people.

Alma 49:28

And it came to pass, that on the other hand,

the people of Nephi did thank the Lord their God,

because of his matchless power in delivering them

from the hands of their enemies.