Unit 67

those

16 occurrences in 12 verses

Alma 51:3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24

Alma 51:3

But behold, Pahoran would not alter nor suffer the law to be altered;

therefore, he did not hearken to those

who had sent in their voices with their petitions

concerning the altering of the law.

Alma 51:4

Therefore, those who were desirous that the law should be altered

were angry with him,

and desired that he should no longer be chief judge over the land;

therefore there arose a warm dispute concerning the matter,

but not unto bloodshed.

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 51:6

And those who were desirous

that Pahoran should remain chief judge over the land

took upon them the name of freemen;

and thus was the division among them,

for the freemen had sworn or covenanted

to maintain their rights and the privileges of their religion by a free government.

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 51:14

And it came to pass that when Moroni saw this,

and also saw that the Lamanites were coming into the borders of the land,

he was exceedingly wroth because of the stubbornness of those people

whom he had labored with so much diligence to preserve;

yea, he was exceedingly wroth;

his soul was filled with anger against them.

Alma 51:15

And it came to pass that he sent a petition,

with the voice of the people, unto the governor of the land,

desiring that he should read it,

and give him (Moroni) power to compel those dissenters

to defend their country or to put them to death.

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 51:19

And it came to pass that there were four thousand of those dissenters

who were hewn down by the sword;

and those of their leaders who were not slain in battle

were taken and cast into prison,

for there was no time for their trials at this period.

Alma 51:20

And the remainder of those dissenters,

rather than be smitten down to the earth by the sword,

yielded to the standard of liberty,

and were compelled to hoist the title of liberty

upon their towers, and in their cities,

and to take up arms in defence of their country.

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 51:24

And those who fled out of the city of Moroni came to the city of Nephihah;

and also the people of the city of Lehi gathered themselves together,

and made preparations and were ready to receive the Lamanites to battle.