Unit 67
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24 occurrences in 15 verses
Alma 51:1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 28, 29, 31, 32
Alma 51:1
And now it came to pass
in the commencement of the twenty and fifth year
of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,
they having established peace
between the people of Lehi and the people of Morianton
concerning their lands,
and having commenced the twenty and fifth year in peace;
Alma 51:2
Nevertheless, they did not long maintain an entire peace in the land,
for there began to be a contention among the people
concerning the chief judge Pahoran;
for behold, there were a part of the people
who desired that a few particular points of the law should be altered.
Alma 51:5
And it came to pass that those who were desirous
that Pahoran should be dethroned from the judgment-seat
were called king-men,
for they were desirous that the law should be altered in a manner
to overthrow the free government and to establish a king over the land.
Alma 51:7
And it came to pass that this matter of their contention
was settled by the voice of the people.
And it came to pass that the voice of the people came in favor of the freemen,
and Pahoran retained the judgment-seat,
which caused much rejoicing among the brethren of Pahoran
and also many of the people of liberty,
who also put the king-men to silence,
that they durst not oppose
but were obliged to maintain the cause of freedom.
Alma 51:8
Now those who were in favor of kings were those of high birth,
and they sought to be kings;
and they were supported by those
who sought power and authority over the people.
Alma 51:11
Now his armies were not so great as they had hitherto been,
because of the many thousands who had been slain by the hand of the Nephites;
but notwithstanding their great loss,
Amalickiah had gathered together a wonderfully great army,
insomuch that he feared not to come down to the land of Zarahemla.
Alma 51:12
Yea, even Amalickiah did himself come down, at the head of the Lamanites.
And it was in the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges;
and it was at the same time that they had begun
to settle the affairs of their contentions concerning the chief judge, Pahoran.
Alma 51:13
And it came to pass that
when the men who were called king-men had heard
that the Lamanites were coming down to battle against them,
they were glad in their hearts;
and they refused to take up arms,
for they were so wroth with the chief judge,
and also with the people of liberty,
that they would not take up arms to defend their country.
Alma 51:17
And it came to pass that Moroni commanded
that his army should go against those king-men,
to pull down their pride and their nobility
and level them with the earth,
or they should take up arms and support the cause of liberty.
Alma 51:18
And it came to pass that the armies did march forth against them;
and they did pull down their pride and their nobility,
insomuch that as they did lift their weapons of war
to fight against the men of Moroni
they were hewn down and leveled to the earth.
Alma 51:21
And thus Moroni put an end to those king-men,
that there were not any known by the appellation of king-men;
and thus he put an end to the stubbornness and the pride of those people
who professed the blood of nobility;
but they were brought down to humble themselves like unto their brethren,
and to fight valiantly for their freedom from bondage.
Alma 51:28
And it came to pass that they marched to the borders of the land Bountiful,
driving the Nephites before them and slaying many.
Alma 51:29
But it came to pass that they were met by Teancum,
who had slain Morianton and had headed his people in his flight.
Alma 51:31
But behold he met with a disappointment
by being repulsed by Teancum and his men,
for they were great warriors;
for every man of Teancum did exceed the Lamanites
in their strength and in their skill of war,
insomuch that they did gain advantage over the Lamanites.
Alma 51:32
And it came to pass that they did harass them,
insomuch that they did slay them even until it was dark.
And it came to pass that
Teancum and his men did pitch their tents in the borders of the land Bountiful;
and Amalickiah did pitch his tents in the borders on the beach by the seashore,
and after this manner were they driven.