Unit 77

judge

14 occurrences in 14 verses

Helaman 8:27,

Helaman 9:2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 23, 41,

Helaman 10:13

Helaman 8:27

Yea, behold it is now even at your doors;

yea, go ye in unto the judgment–seat, and search;

and behold, your judge is murdered,

and he lieth in his blood;

and he hath been murdered by his brother,

who seeketh to sit in the judgment–seat.

Helaman 9:2

Behold, now we will know of a surety

whether this man be a prophet

and God hath commanded him

to prophesy such marvelous things unto us.

Behold, we do not believe that he hath;

yea, we do not believe that he is a prophet;

nevertheless, if this thing

which he has said concerning the chief judge be true,

that he be dead,

then will we believe that the other words which he has spoken are true.

Helaman 9:3

And it came to pass that they ran in their might,

and came in unto the judgment–seat;

and behold, the chief judge had fallen to the earth,

and did lie in his blood.

Helaman 9:4

And now behold, when they saw this

they were astonished exceedingly,

insomuch that they fell to the earth;

for they had not believed the words

which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Helaman 9:6

Now, immediately when the judge had been murdered —

he being stabbed by his brother by a garb of secrecy,

and he fled,

and the servants ran and told the people,

raising the cry of murder among them;

Helaman 9:8

And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude

who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi;

therefore they said among themselves:

These men are they who have murdered the judge,

and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.

Helaman 9:9

And it came to pass that they laid hold on them,

and bound them and cast them into prison.

And there was a proclamation sent abroad

that the judge was slain,

and that the murderers had been taken and were cast into prison.

Helaman 9:10

And it came to pass that on the morrow

the people did assemble themselves together to mourn and to fast,

at the burial of the great chief judge who had been slain.

Helaman 9:12

And it came to pass that they inquired among the people, saying:

Where are the five who were sent to inquire concerning the chief judge

whether he was dead?

And they answered and said:

Concerning this five whom ye say ye have sent, we know not;

but there are five who are the murderers,

whom we have cast into prison.

Helaman 9:16

And now it came to pass that

the judges did expound the matter unto the people,

and did cry out against Nephi, saying:

Behold, we know that this Nephi must have agreed

with some one to slay the judge,

and then he might declare it unto us,

that he might convert us unto his faith,

that he might raise himself to be a great man,

chosen of God, and a prophet.

Helaman 9:17

And now behold, we will detect this man,

and he shall confess his fault

and make known unto us the true murderer of this judge.

Helaman 9:23

Behold ye say that I have agreed with a man

that he should murder Seezoram, our chief judge.

But behold, I say unto you,

that this is because I have testified unto you

that ye might know concerning this thing;

yea, even for a witness unto you,

that I did know of the wickedness and abominations which are among you.

Helaman 9:41

And there were others who said:

Behold, he is a god,

for except he was a god

he could not know of all things.

For behold, he has told us the thoughts of our hearts,

and also has told us things;

and even he has brought unto our knowledge

the true murderer of our chief judge.

Helaman 10:13

Now behold, notwithstanding that great miracle which Nephi had done

in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge,

they did harden their hearts

and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.