Unit 73

of the

47 occurrences in 25 verses

Alma 62:1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 50, 52

Alma 62:1

And now it came to pass that when Moroni had received this epistle

his heart did take courage, and was filled with exceedingly great joy

because of the faithfulness of Pahoran,

that he was not also a traitor to the freedom and cause of his country.

Alma 62:2

But he did also mourn exceedingly

because of the iniquity of those

who had driven Pahoran from the judgment-seat,

yea, in fine because of those who had rebelled

against their country and also their God.

Alma 62:6

And thus, when Moroni had gathered together

whatsoever men he could in all his march,

he came to the land of Gideon;

and uniting his forces with those of Pahoran

they became exceedingly strong,

even stronger than the men of Pachus,

who was the king of those dissenters

who had driven the freemen out of the land of Zarahemla

and had taken possession of the land.

Alma 62:11

And thus ended the thirtieth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi;

Moroni and Pahoran having restored peace

to the land of Zarahemla, among their own people,

having inflicted death upon all those who were not true to the cause of freedom.

Alma 62:12

And it came to pass in the commencement of the thirty and first year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

Moroni immediately caused that provisions should be sent,

and also an army of six thousand men should be sent unto Helaman,

to assist him in preserving that part of the land.

Alma 62:15

And it came to pass that as they were marching towards the land,

they took a large body of men of the Lamanites, and slew many of them,

and took their provisions and their weapons of war.

Alma 62:20

And when the night came, Moroni went forth in the darkness of the night,

and came upon the top of the wall

to spy out in what part of the city the Lamanites did camp with their army.

Alma 62:21

And it came to pass that they were on the east, by the entrance;

and they were all asleep.

And now Moroni returned to his army,

and caused that they should prepare in haste strong cords and ladders,

to be let down from the top of the wall into the inner part of the wall.

Alma 62:22

And it came to pass that Moroni caused

that his men should march forth

and come upon the top of the wall,

and let themselves down into that part of the city,

yea, even on the west, where the Lamanites did not camp with their armies.

Alma 62:23

And it came to pass that they were all let down into the city by night,

by the means of their strong cords and their ladders;

thus when the morning came they were all within the walls of the city.

Alma 62:26

Thus had Moroni and Pahoran obtained the possession of the city of Nephihah

without the loss of one soul;

and there were many of the Lamanites who were slain.

Alma 62:27

Now it came to pass that many of the Lamanites that were prisoners

were desirous to join the people of Ammon and become a free people.

Alma 62:29

Therefore, all the prisoners of the Lamanites

did join the people of Ammon, and did begin to labor exceedingly,

tilling the ground, raising all manner of grain, and flocks and herds of every kind;

and thus were the Nephites relieved from a great burden;

yea, insomuch that they were relieved from all the prisoners of the Lamanites.

Alma 62:30

Now it came to pass that Moroni,

after he had obtained possession of the city of Nephihah,

having taken many prisoners,

which did reduce the armies of the Lamanites exceedingly,

and having regained many of the Nephites who had been taken prisoners,

which did strengthen the army of Moroni exceedingly;

therefore Moroni went forth from the land of Nephihah to the land of Lehi.

Alma 62:33

And the armies of the Lamanites were all gathered together,

insomuch that they were all in one body in the land of Moroni.

Now Ammoron, the king of the Lamanites, was also with them.

Alma 62:34

And it came to pass that Moroni and Lehi and Teancum did encamp

with their armies round about in the borders of the land of Moroni,

insomuch that the Lamanites were encircled about

in the borders by the wilderness on the south,

and in the borders by the wilderness on the east.

Alma 62:35

And thus they did encamp for the night.

For behold, the Nephites and the Lamanites also were weary

because of the greatness of the march;

therefore they did not resolve upon any stratagem in the night-time,

save it were Teancum;

for he was exceedingly angry with Ammoron,

insomuch that he considered that Ammoron, and Amalickiah his brother,

had been the cause of this great and lasting war between them and the Lamanites,

which had been the cause of so much war and bloodshed,

yea, and so much famine.

Alma 62:36

And it came to pass that

Teancum in his anger did go forth into the camp of the Lamanites,

and did let himself down over the walls of the city.

And he went forth with a cord, from place to place,

insomuch that he did find the king;

and he did cast a javelin at him, which did pierce him near the heart.

But behold, the king did awaken his servants before he died,

insomuch that they did pursue Teancum, and slew him.

Alma 62:38

Now it came to pass that

Moroni marched forth on the morrow, and came upon the Lamanites,

insomuch that they did slay them with a great slaughter;

and they did drive them out of the land;

and they did flee, even that they did not return at that time against the Nephites.

Alma 62:39

And thus ended the thirty and first year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi;

and thus they had had wars, and bloodsheds, and famine, and affliction,

for the space of many years.

Alma 62:40

And there had been murders, and contentions, and dissensions,

and all manner of iniquity among the people of Nephi;

nevertheless for the righteous' sake,

yea, because of the prayers of the righteous,

they were spared.

Alma 62:41

But behold, because of the exceedingly great length of the war

between the Nephites and the Lamanites

many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war;

and many were softened because of their afflictions,

insomuch that they did humble themselves before God,

even in the depth of humility.

Alma 62:42

And it came to pass that after Moroni had fortified those parts of the land

which were most exposed to the Lamanites,

until they were sufficiently strong,

he returned to the city of Zarahemla;

and also Helaman returned to the place of his inheritance;

and there was once more peace established among the people of Nephi.

Alma 62:50

Yea, they did remember how great things the Lord had done for them,

that he had delivered them from death, and from bonds, and from prisons,

and from all manner of afflictions

and he had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies.

Alma 62:52

And it came to pass that all these things were done.

And Helaman died, in the thirty and fifth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.