Unit 65

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83 occurrences in 68 verses

Alma 45:1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23,

Alma 46:1, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 39,

Alma 47:2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36,

Alma 48:1, 6, 7, 14, 16,

Alma 49:1, 3, 4, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 28

Alma 45:1

Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephi were exceedingly rejoiced,

because the Lord had again delivered them out of the hands of their enemies;

therefore they gave thanks unto the Lord their God;

yea, and they did fast much and pray much,

and they did worship God with exceedingly great joy.

Alma 45:2

And it came to pass in the nineteenth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him:

Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee

concerning those records which have been kept?

Alma 45:14

But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day,

shall be numbered among the Lamanites,

and shall become like unto them,

all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord;

and them shall the Lamanites pursue

even until they shall become extinct.

And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

Alma 45:15

And now it came to pass that

after Alma had said these things to Helaman,

he blessed him, and also his other sons;

and he also blessed the earth for the righteous' sake.

Alma 45:16

And he said:

Thus saith the Lord God —

Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land,

unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people,

unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe;

and as I have said so shall it be;

for this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land,

for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.

Alma 45:18

And when Alma had done this he departed out of the land of Zarahemla,

as if to go into the land of Melek.

And it came to pass that he was never heard of more;

as to his death or burial we know not of.

Alma 45:20

And now it came to pass in the commencement of the nineteenth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

that Helaman went forth among the people to declare the word unto them.

Alma 45:21

For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites

and the many little dissensions and disturbances

which had been among the people,

it became expedient that the word of God should be declared among them,

yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church.

Alma 45:22

Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth

to establish the church again in all the land,

yea, in every city throughout all the land

which was possessed by the people of Nephi.

And it came to pass that they did appoint priests and teachers

throughout all the land, over all the churches.

Alma 45:23

And now it came to pass that after Helaman and his brethren

had appointed priests and teachers over the churches

that there arose a dissension among them,

and they would not give heed to the words of Helaman and his brethren;

Alma 46:1

And it came to pass that

as many as would not hearken to the words of Helaman and his brethren

were gathered together against their brethren.

Alma 46:11

And now it came to pass that when Moroni,

who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites,

had heard of these dissensions,

he was angry with Amalickiah.

Alma 46:12

And it came to pass that he rent his coat;

and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it —

In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace,

our wives, and our children —

and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.

Alma 46:13

And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields,

and girded on his armor about his loins;

and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat,

(and he called it the title of liberty)

and he bowed himself to the earth,

and he prayed mightily unto his God

for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren,

so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land —

Alma 46:17

And it came to pass that when he had poured out his soul to God,

he named all the land which was south of the land Desolation,

yea, and in fine, all the land, both on the north and on the south —

A chosen land, and the land of liberty.

Alma 46:18

And he said:

Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised

because we take upon us the name of Christ,

shall be trodden down and destroyed,

until we bring it upon us by our own transgressions.

Alma 46:21

And it came to pass that when Moroni had proclaimed these words,

behold, the people came running together

with their armor girded about their loins,

rending their garments in token, or as a covenant,

that they would not forsake the Lord their God;

or, in other words, if they should transgress the commandments of God,

or fall into transgression,

and be ashamed to take upon them the name of Christ,

the Lord should rend them even as they had rent their garments.

Alma 46:27

And now who knoweth but what the remnant of the seed of Joseph,

which shall perish as his garment,

are those who have dissented from us?

Yea, and even it shall be ourselves if we do not stand fast in the faith of Christ.

Alma 46:28

And now it came to pass that

when Moroni had said these words

he went forth, and also sent forth

in all the parts of the land where there were dissensions,

and gathered together all the people who were desirous to maintain their liberty,

to stand against Amalickiah and those who had dissented,

who were called Amalickiahites.

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 46:30

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 46:31

Therefore Moroni thought it was expedient

that he should take his armies,

who had gathered themselves together, and armed themselves,

and entered into a covenant to keep the peace —

and it came to pass that

he took his army and marched out with his tents into the wilderness,

to cut off the course of Amalickiah in the wilderness.

Alma 46:32

And it came to pass that

he did according to his desires, and marched forth into the wilderness,

and headed the armies of Amalickiah.

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 46:35

And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites

that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom,

that they might maintain a free government,

he caused to be put to death;

and there were but few who denied the covenant of freedom.

Alma 46:36

And it came to pass also, that he caused the title of liberty

to be hoisted upon every tower

which was in all the land, which was possessed by the Nephites;

and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among the Nephites.

Alma 46:39

And it came to pass that there were many who died,

firmly believing that their souls were redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ;

thus they went out of the world rejoicing.

Alma 47:2

And it came to pass that

when the proclamation had gone forth among them

they were exceedingly afraid;

yea, they feared to displease the king,

and they also feared to go to battle against the Nephites

lest they should lose their lives.

And it came to pass that they would not,

or the more part of them would not,

obey the commandments of the king.

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 47:7

And it came to pass that they had gathered themselves together

upon the top of the mount which was called Antipas,

in preparation to battle.

Alma 47:8

Now it was not Amalickiah's intention

to give them battle according to the commandments of the king;

but behold, it was his intention to gain favor with the armies of the Lamanites,

that he might place himself at their head

and dethrone the king and take possession of the kingdom.

Alma 47:9

And behold, it came to pass that

he caused his army to pitch their tents

in the valley which was near the mount Antipas.

Alma 47:10

And it came to pass that when it was night

he sent a secret embassy into the mount Antipas,

desiring that the leader of those who were upon the mount,

whose name was Lehonti,

that he should come down to the foot of the mount,

for he desired to speak with him.

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 47:14

And it came to pass that Lehonti came down with his men

and surrounded the men of Amalickiah,

so that before they awoke at the dawn of day

they were surrounded by the armies of Lehonti.

Alma 47:15

And it came to pass that when they saw that they were surrounded,

they plead with Amalickiah

that he would suffer them to fall in with their brethren,

that they might not be destroyed.

Now this was the very thing which Amalickiah desired.

Alma 47:16

And it came to pass that he delivered his men,

contrary to the commands of the king.

Now this was the thing that Amalickiah desired,

that he might accomplish his designs in dethroning the king.

Alma 47:17

Now it was the custom among the Lamanites,

if their chief leader was killed,

to appoint the second leader to be their chief leader.

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 47:20

And it came to pass that Amalickiah marched with his armies

(for he had gained his desires)

to the land of Nephi, to the city of Nephi, which was the chief city.

Alma 47:23

And it came to pass that the king put forth his hand to raise them,

as was the custom with the Lamanites, as a token of peace,

which custom they had taken from the Nephites.

Alma 47:24

And it came to pass that when he had raised the first from the ground,

behold he stabbed the king to the heart; and he fell to the earth.

Alma 47:27

And it came to pass that Amalickiah commanded

that his armies should march forth and see what had happened to the king;

and when they had come to the spot, and found the king lying in his gore,

Amalickiah pretended to be wroth, and said:

Whosoever loved the king, let him go forth, and pursue his servants

that they may be slain.

Alma 47:28

And it came to pass that all they who loved the king,

when they heard these words,

came forth and pursued after the servants of the king.

Alma 47:31

And it came to pass on the morrow

he entered the city Nephi with his armies, and took possession of the city.

Alma 47:32

And now it came to pass that the queen,

when she had heard that the king was slain —

for Amalickiah had sent an embassy to the queen informing her

that the king had been slain by his servants,

that he had pursued them with his army,

but it was in vain, and they had made their escape —

Alma 47:34

And it came to pass that

Amalickiah took the same servant that slew the king,

and all them who were with him,

and went in unto the queen, unto the place where she sat;

and they all testified unto her that the king was slain by his own servants;

and they said also:

They have fled;

does not this testify against them?

And thus they satisfied the queen concerning the death of the king.

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 47:36

Now these dissenters,

having the same instruction and the same information of the Nephites,

yea, having been instructed in the same knowledge of the Lord,

nevertheless, it is strange to relate,

not long after their dissensions

they became more hardened and impenitent,

and more wild, wicked and ferocious than the Lamanites —

drinking in with the traditions of the Lamanites;

giving way to indolence, and all manner of lasciviousness;

yea, entirely forgetting the Lord their God.

Alma 48:1

And now it came to pass that,

as soon as Amalickiah had obtained the kingdom

he began to inspire the hearts of the Lamanites against the people of Nephi;

yea, he did appoint men to speak

unto the Lamanites from their towers,

against the Nephites.

Alma 48:6

And it came to pass that they took their camp,

and moved forth toward the land of Zarahemla in the wilderness.

Alma 48:7

Now it came to pass that

while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit,

Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people

to be faithful unto the Lord their God.

Alma 48:14

Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies,

even to the shedding of blood if it were necessary;

yea, and they were also taught never to give an offense,

yea, and never to raise the sword

except it were against an enemy,

except it were to preserve their lives.

Alma 48:16

And also, that God would make it known unto them

whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies,

and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them;

and this was the faith of Moroni,

and his heart did glory in it;

not in the shedding of blood

but in doing good, in preserving his people,

yea, in keeping the commandments of God,

yea, and resisting iniquity.

Alma 49:1

And now it came to pass in the eleventh month of the nineteenth year,

on the tenth day of the month,

the armies of the Lamanites were seen approaching

towards the land of Ammonihah.

Alma 49:3

Behold, I said that the city of Ammonihah had been rebuilt.

I say unto you, yea, that it was in part rebuilt;

and because the Lamanites had destroyed it once

because of the iniquity of the people,

they supposed that it would again become an easy prey for them.

Alma 49:4

But behold, how great was their disappointment;

for behold, the Nephites had dug up a ridge of earth round about them,

which was so high that the Lamanites could not cast

their stones and their arrows at them that they might take effect,

neither could they come upon them

save it was by their place of entrance.

Alma 49:9

And it came to pass that the Lamanites, or the Amalickiahites,

were exceedingly astonished at their manner of preparation for war.

Alma 49:15

And now, behold, this was wisdom in Moroni;

for he had supposed that they would be frightened at the city Ammonihah;

and as the city of Noah had hitherto been the weakest part of the land,

therefore they would march thither to battle;

and thus it was according to his desires.

Alma 49:16

And behold, Moroni had appointed Lehi

to be chief captain over the men of that city;

and it was that same Lehi who fought with the Lamanites

in the valley on the east of the river Sidon.

Alma 49:17

And now behold it came to pass, that

when the Lamanites had found that Lehi commanded the city

they were again disappointed,

for they feared Lehi exceedingly;

nevertheless their chief captains had sworn with an oath to attack the city;

therefore, they brought up their armies.

Alma 49:18

Now behold, the Lamanites could not get into their forts of security

by any other way save by the entrance,

because of the highness of the bank which had been thrown up,

and the depth of the ditch which had been dug round about,

save it were by the entrance.

Alma 49:21

And it came to pass that

the captains of the Lamanites brought up their armies

before the place of entrance,

and began to contend with the Nephites,

to get into their place of security;

but behold, they were driven back from time to time,

insomuch that they were slain with an immense slaughter.

Alma 49:25

And it came to pass, that when the Lamanites saw

that their chief captains were all slain

they fled into the wilderness.

And it came to pass that they returned to the land of Nephi,

to inform their king, Amalickiah, who was a Nephite by birth,

concerning their great loss.

Alma 49:26

And it came to pass that he was exceedingly angry with his people,

because he had not obtained his desire over the Nephites;

he had not subjected them to the yoke of bondage.

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.