Unit 70

should come

6 occurrences in 6 verses

Alma 56:21, 43,

Alma 57:33,

Alma 58:9, 15, 17

Alma 56:21

Now we were desirous that the Lamanites should come upon us;

for we were not desirous to make an attack upon them in their strongholds.

Alma 56:43

And now, whether they were overtaken by Antipus we knew not,

but I said unto my men:

Behold, we know not but they have halted

for the purpose that we should come against them,

that they might catch us in their snare;

Alma 57:33

And it came to pass because of their rebellion

we did cause that our swords should come upon them.

And it came to pass that they did in a body run upon our swords,

in the which, the greater number of them were slain;

and the remainder of them broke through and fled from us.

Alma 58:9

And now the cause of these our embarrassments,

or the cause why they did not send more strength unto us, we knew not;

therefore we were grieved and also filled with fear,

lest by any means the judgments of God should come upon our land,

to our overthrow and utter destruction.

Alma 58:15

And it came to pass that when they saw

that we were not strong, according to our numbers,

and fearing that we should cut them off from their support

except they should come out to battle against us and kill us,

and also supposing that they could easily destroy us with their numerous hosts,

therefore they began to make preparations to come out against us to battle.

Alma 58:17

Now Gid and his men were on the right and the others on the left;

and when they had thus secreted themselves,

behold, I remained, with the remainder of my army, in that same place

where we had first pitched our tents

against the time that the Lamanites should come out to battle.