Unit 67

against

9 occurrences in 8 verses

Alma 51:9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 22, 25

Alma 51:9

But behold, this was a critical time

for such contentions to be among the people of Nephi;

for behold, Amalickiah had again stirred up

the hearts of the people of the Lamanites against the people of the Nephites,

and he was gathering together soldiers from all parts of his land,

and arming them, and preparing for war with all diligence;

for he had sworn to drink the blood of Moroni.

Alma 51:10

But behold, we shall see that his promise which he made was rash;

nevertheless, he did prepare himself and his armies

to come to battle against the Nephites.

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 51:14

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 51:17

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 51:22

Behold, it came to pass that while Moroni was thus breaking down

the wars and contentions among his own people,

and subjecting them to peace and civilization,

and making regulations to prepare for war against the Lamanites,

behold, the Lamanites had come into the land of Moroni,

which was in the borders by the seashore.

Alma 51:25

But it came to pass that Amalickiah would not suffer the Lamanites

to go against the city of Nephihah to battle,

but kept them down by the seashore,

leaving men in every city to maintain and defend it.