Unit 65

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7 occurrences in 7 verses

Alma 46:30,

Alma 47:11, 12, 13,

Alma 49:6, 12, 20

Alma 46:30

Now Moroni thought it was not expedient

that the Lamanites should have any more strength;

therefore he thought to cut off the people of Amalickiah,

or to take them and bring them back,

and put Amalickiah to death;

yea, for he knew that he would stir up the Lamanites to anger against them,

and cause them to come to battle against them;

and this he knew that Amalickiah would do

that he might obtain his purposes.

Alma 47:11

And it came to pass that when Lehonti received the message

he durst not go down to the foot of the mount.

And it came to pass that Amalickiah sent again the second time,

desiring him to come down.

And it came to pass that Lehonti would not;

and he sent again the third time.

Alma 47:12

And it came to pass that when Amalickiah found

that he could not get Lehonti to come down off from the mount,

he went up into the mount, nearly to Lehonti's camp;

and he sent again the fourth time his message unto Lehonti,

desiring that he would come down,

and that he would bring his guards with him.

Alma 47:13

And it came to pass that when Lehonti had come down

with his guards to Amalickiah,

that Amalickiah desired him to come down with his army in the night-time,

and surround those men in their camps

over whom the king had given him command,

and that he would deliver them up into Lehonti's hands,

if he would make him (Amalickiah) a second leader over the whole army.

Alma 49:6

Now the leaders of the Lamanites had supposed,

because of the greatness of their numbers,

yea, they supposed that they should be privileged

to come upon them as they had hitherto done;

yea, and they had also prepared themselves with shields, and with breastplates;

and they had also prepared themselves with garments of skins,

yea, very thick garments to cover their nakedness.

Alma 49:12

Therefore they retreated into the wilderness,

and took their camp and marched towards the land of Noah,

supposing that to be the next best place for them to come against the Nephites.

Alma 49:20

Thus they were prepared,

yea, a body of their strongest men, with their swords and their slings,

to smite down all who should attempt

to come into their place of security by the place of entrance;

and thus were they prepared to defend themselves against the Lamanites.