Unit 75
therefore
16 occurrences in 15 verses
Helaman 1:2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 20, 24, 26,
Helaman 2:1, 4, 5, 7, 11
Helaman 1:2
For behold, Pahoran had died, and gone the way of all the earth;
therefore there began to be a serious contention
concerning who should have the judgment–seat
among the brethren, who were the sons of Pahoran.
Helaman 1:4
Now these are not all the sons of Pahoran (for he had many),
but these are they who did contend for the judgment–seat;
therefore, they did cause three divisions among the people.
Helaman 1:7
But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people
that were desirous that he should be their governor,
was exceedingly wroth;
therefore, he was about to flatter away those people
to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.
Helaman 1:9
Now when those people
who were desirous that he should be their governor
saw that he was condemned unto death,
therefore they were angry,
and behold, they sent forth one Kishkumen,
even to the judgment–seat of Pahoran,
and murdered Pahoran as he sat upon the judgment–seat.
Helaman 1:12
therefore, Kishkumen was not known among the people of Nephi,
for he was in disguise at the time that he murdered Pahoran.
And Kishkumen and his band, who had covenanted with him,
did mingle themselves among the people,
in a manner that they all could not be found;
but as many as were found were condemned unto death.
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 1:17
therefore he did stir them up to anger,
and he did gather together his armies,
and he did appoint Coriantumr to be their leader,
and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla
to battle against the Nephites.
Helaman 1:20
therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city,
and did march forth with his whole army into the city,
and they did slay every one who did oppose them,
insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.
Helaman 1:24
And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of the land,
therefore he did march forth,
giving them no time to assemble themselves together save it were in small bodies;
and in this manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to the earth.
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 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.
Helaman 2:4
For there was one Gadianton, who was exceedingly expert
in many words, and also in his craft,
to carry on the secret work of murder and of robbery;
therefore he became the leader of the band of Kishkumen.
Helaman 2:5
therefore he did flatter them, and also Kishkumen,
that if they would place him in the judgment–seat
he would grant unto those who belonged to his band
that they should be placed in power and authority among the people;
therefore Kishkumen sought to destroy Helaman.
Helaman 2:7
And it came to pass that he met Kishkumen,
and he gave unto him a sign;
therefore Kishkumen made known unto him the object of his desire,
desiring that he would conduct him to the judgment–seat
that he might murder Helaman.
Helaman 2:11
But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did not return
he feared lest that he should be destroyed;
therefore he caused that his band should follow him.
And they took their flight out of the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness;
and thus when Helaman sent forth to take them
they could nowhere be found.