Unit 75

behold

18 occurrences in 18 verses

Helaman 1:1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 25, 26, 27, 31,

Helaman 2:1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14

Helaman 1:1

And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement of the fortieth year

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

there began to be a serious difficulty among the people of the Nephites.

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 1:7

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 1:8

And it came to pass as he was about to do this,

behold, he was taken,

and was tried according to the voice of the people,

and condemned unto death;

for he had raised up in rebellion

and sought to destroy the liberty of the people.

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 1:10

And he was pursued by the servants of Pahoran;

but behold, so speedy was the flight of Kishkumen

that no man could overtake him.

Helaman 1:13

And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the voice of the people,

to be a chief judge and a governor over the people,

to reign in the stead of his brother Pahoran;

and it was according to his right.

And all this was done in the fortieth year of the reign of the judges;

and it had an end.

Helaman 1:25

But behold, this march of Coriantumr through the center of the land

gave Moronihah great advantage over them,

notwithstanding the greatness of the number of the Nephites who were slain.

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 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 2:3

But behold, Kishkumen, who had murdered Pahoran,

did lay wait to destroy Helaman also;

and he was upheld by his band,

who had entered into a covenant

that no one should know his wickedness.

Helaman 2:6

And it came to pass as he went forth

towards the judgment–seat to destroy Helaman,

behold one of the servants of Helaman,

having been out by night,

and having obtained, through disguise, a knowledge of those plans

which had been laid by this band to destroy Helaman—

Helaman 2:9

Now this did please Kishkumen exceedingly,

for he did suppose that he should accomplish his design;

but behold, the servant of Helaman,

as they were going forth unto the judgment–seat,

did stab Kishkumen even to the heart,

that he fell dead without a groan.

And he ran and told Helaman all the things

which he had seen, and heard, and done.

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.

Helaman 2:13

And behold, in the end of this book

ye shall see that this Gadianton did prove the overthrow,

yea, almost the entire destruction of the people of Nephi.

Helaman 2:14

behold I do not mean the end of the book of Helaman,

but I mean the end of the book of Nephi,

from which I have taken all the account which I have written.