Unit 66

behold

10 occurrences in 8 verses

Alma 50:19, 23, 26, 27, 30, 32, 39, 40

Alma 50:19

And thus we see how merciful and just are all the dealings of the Lord,

to the fulfilling of all his words unto the children of men;

yea, we can behold that his words are verified, even at this time,

which he spake unto Lehi, saying:

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 50:26

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 50:30

And behold, they would have carried this plan into effect,

(which would have been a cause to have been lamented)

but behold, Morianton being a man of much passion,

therefore he was angry with one of his maid servants,

and he fell upon her and beat her much.

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 50:39

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.