Unit 78

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11 occurrences in 10 verses

Helaman 11:1, 6, 7, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 37

Helaman 11:1

And now it came to pass

in the seventy and second year of the reign of the judges

that the contentions did increase,

insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land

among all the people of Nephi.

Helaman 11:6

And this work of destruction did also continue in the seventy and fifth year.

For the earth was smitten

that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain;

and the whole earth was smitten,

even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites,

so that they were smitten

that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

Helaman 11:7

And it came to pass that the people saw

that they were about to perish by famine,

and they began to remember the Lord their God;

and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

Helaman 11:22

And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year,

save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine

which had been laid down by the prophets.

Helaman 11:24

And it came to pass that in the eightieth year

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

there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi,

who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites,

and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites,

and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites,

being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters,

therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

Helaman 11:25

And they did commit murder and plunder;

and then they would retreat back into the mountains,

and into the wilderness and secret places,

hiding themselves that they could not be discovered,

receiving daily an addition to their numbers,

inasmuch as there were dissenters that went forth unto them.

Helaman 11:29

But behold, it came to pass that in that same year

they were driven back even into their own lands.

And thus ended the eightieth year

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

Helaman 11:30

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

they did go forth again against this band of robbers, and did destroy many;

and they were also visited with much destruction.

Helaman 11:31

And they were again obliged to return

out of the wilderness and out of the mountains unto their own lands,

because of the exceeding greatness of the numbers of those robbers

who infested the mountains and the wilderness.

Helaman 11:37

And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year

they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness;

and thus they were ripening again for destruction.