Unit 66

the people

22 occurrences in 14 verses

Alma 50:17, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40

Alma 50:17

And in these prosperous circumstances were the people of Nephi

in the commencement of the twenty and first year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 50:21

And we see that these promises have been verified to the people of Nephi;

for it has been their quarrelings and their contentions,

yea, their murderings, and their plunderings,

their idolatry, their whoredoms, and their abominations,

which were among themselves,

which brought upon them their wars and their destructions.

Alma 50:23

But behold there never was a happier time among the people of Nephi,

since the days of Nephi, than in the days of Moroni,

yea, even at this time, in the twenty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 50:25

And it came to pass that in the commencement

of the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges,

there would also have been peace among the people of Nephi

had it not been for a contention which took place among them

concerning the land of Lehi, and the land of Morianton,

which joined upon the borders of Lehi;

both of which were on the borders by the seashore.

Alma 50:26

For behold, the people who possessed the land of Morianton

did claim a part of the land of Lehi;

therefore there began to be a warm contention between them,

insomuch that the people of Morianton took up arms against their brethren,

and they were determined by the sword to slay them.

Alma 50:27

But behold, the people who possessed the land of Lehi

fled to the camp of Moroni,

and appealed unto him for assistance;

for behold they were not in the wrong.

Alma 50:28

And it came to pass that when the people of Morianton,

who were led by a man whose name was Morianton,

found that the people of Lehi had fled to the camp of Moroni,

they were exceedingly fearful

lest the army of Moroni should come upon them and destroy them.

Alma 50:32

Now behold, the people who were in the land Bountiful,

or rather Moroni, feared

that they would hearken to the words of Morianton and unite with his people,

and thus he would obtain possession of those parts of the land,

which would lay a foundation for serious consequences

among the people of Nephi,

yea, which consequences would lead to the overthrow of their liberty.

Alma 50:33

Therefore Moroni sent an army, with their camp, to head the people of Morianton,

to stop their flight into the land northward.

Alma 50:35

And it came to pass that the army which was sent by Moroni,

which was led by a man whose name was Teancum,

did meet the people of Morianton;

and so stubborn were the people of Morianton,

(being inspired by his wickedness and his flattering words)

that a battle commenced between them,

in the which Teancum did slay Morianton and defeat his army,

and took them prisoners, and returned to the camp of Moroni.

And thus ended the twenty and fourth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Alma 50:36

And thus were the people of Morianton brought back.

And upon their covenanting to keep the peace

they were restored to the land of Morianton,

and a union took place between them and the people of Lehi;

and they were also restored to their lands.

Alma 50:37

And it came to pass that in the same year

that the people of Nephi had peace restored unto them,

that Nephihah, the second chief judge, died,

having filled the judgment-seat with perfect uprightness before God.

Alma 50:39

Behold, it came to pass that the son of Nephihah was appointed

to fill the judgment-seat, in the stead of his father;

yea, he was appointed chief judge and governor over the people,

with an oath and sacred ordinance to judge righteously,

and to keep the peace and the freedom of the people,

and to grant unto them their sacred privileges to worship the Lord their God,

yea, to support and maintain the cause of God all his days,

and to bring the wicked to justice according to their crime.

Alma 50:40

Now behold, his name was Pahoran.

And Pahoran did fill the seat of his father,

and did commence his reign in the end of the twenty and fourth year,

over the people of Nephi.