Unit 75

the Lamanites

10 occurrences in 9 verses

Helaman 1:14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33,

Helaman 2:1

Helaman 1:14

And it came to pass in the forty and first year of the reign of the judges,

that the Lamanites had gathered together an innumerable army of men,

and armed them with swords, and with cimeters

and with bows, and with arrows,

and with head–plates, and with breastplates,

and with all manner of shields of every kind.

Helaman 1:16

Therefore, the king of the Lamanites,

whose name was Tubaloth, who was the son of Ammoron,

supposing that Coriantumr,

being a mighty man,

could stand against the Nephites,

with his strength and also with his great wisdom,

insomuch that by sending him forth he should gain power over the Nephites—

Helaman 1:18

And it came to pass that

because of so much contention and so much difficulty in the government,

that they had not kept sufficient guards in the land of Zarahemla;

for they had supposed that the Lamanites durst not come

into the heart of their lands to attack that great city Zarahemla.

Helaman 1:26

For behold, Moronihah had supposed

that the Lamanites durst not come into the center of the land,

but that they would attack the cities round about in the borders

as they had hitherto done;

therefore Moronihah had caused

that their strong armies should maintain those parts round about by the borders.

Helaman 1:27

But behold, the Lamanites were not frightened according to his desire,

but they had come into the center of the land,

and had taken the capital city which was the city of Zarahemla,

and were marching through the most capital parts of the land,

slaying the people with a great slaughter,

both men, women, and children,

taking possession of many cities and of many strongholds.

Helaman 1:31

And now, behold, the Lamanites could not retreat either way,

neither on the north, nor on the south, nor on the east, nor on the west,

for they were surrounded on every hand by the Nephites.

Helaman 1:32

And thus had Coriantumr plunged the Lamanites into the midst of the Nephites,

insomuch that they were in the power of the Nephites,

and he himself was slain,

and the Lamanites did yield themselves into the hands of the Nephites.

Helaman 1:33

And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of the city of Zarahemla again,

and caused that the Lamanites who had been taken prisoners

should depart out of the land in peace.

Helaman 2:1

And it came to pass in the forty and second year of the reign of the judges,

after Moronihah had established again peace

between the Nephites and the Lamanites,

behold there was no one to fill the judgment–seat;

therefore there began to be a contention again among the people

concerning who should fill the judgment–seat.