Unit 70

prisoners of war

5 occurrences in 5 verses

Alma 56:54, 56,

Alma 57:1, 14, 16

Alma 56:54

And now it came to pass that we, the people of Nephi,

the people of Antipus, and I with my two thousand,

did surround the Lamanites, and did slay them;

yea, insomuch that they were compelled to deliver up their weapons of war

and also themselves as prisoners of war.

Alma 56:56

But behold, to my great joy, there had not one soul of them fallen to the earth;

yea, and they had fought as if with the strength of God;

yea, never were men known to have fought with such miraculous strength;

and with such mighty power did they fall upon the Lamanites,

that they did frighten them;

and for this cause did the Lamanites deliver themselves up as prisoners of war.

Alma 57:1

And now it came to pass that I received an epistle from Ammoron, the king,

stating that if I would deliver up those prisoners of war whom we had taken

that he would deliver up the city of Antiparah unto us.

Alma 57:14

For behold, they would break out in great numbers,

and would fight with stones, and with clubs,

or whatsoever thing they could get into their hands,

insomuch that we did slay upwards of two thousand of them

after they had surrendered themselves prisoners of war.

Alma 57:16

And now, in those critical circumstances,

it became a very serious matter to determine concerning these prisoners of war;

nevertheless, we did resolve to send them down to the land of Zarahemla;

therefore we selected a part of our men, and gave them charge over our prisoners

to go down to the land of Zarahemla.