Unit 69

of war and

4 occurrences in 4 verses

Alma 54:20,

Alma 55:16, 23, 24

Alma 54:20

Nevertheless, I will grant to exchange prisoners according to your request, gladly,

that I may preserve my food for my men of war;

and we will wage a war which shall be eternal,

either to the subjecting the Nephites to our authority

or to their eternal extinction.

Alma 55:16

And now this was according to the design of Moroni.

And Moroni had prepared his men with weapons of war;

and he went to the city Gid,

while the Lamanites were in a deep sleep and drunken,

and cast in weapons of war unto the prisoners,

insomuch that they were all armed;

Alma 55:23

And thus they saw that the Nephites had power over them;

and in these circumstances they found that it was not expedient

that they should fight with the Nephites;

therefore their chief captains demanded their weapons of war,

and they brought them forth and cast them at the feet of the Nephites,

pleading for mercy.

Alma 55:24

Now behold, this was the desire of Moroni.

He took them prisoners of war, and took possession of the city,

and caused that all the prisoners should be liberated, who were Nephites;

and they did join the army of Moroni, and were a great strength to his army.