Unit 81

themselves

13 occurrences in 11 verses

3 Nephi 3:11, 16, 22, 24, 25,

3 Nephi 4:4, 6, 16, 17, 23, 27

3 Nephi 3:11

And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this epistle

he was exceedingly astonished, because of the boldness of Giddianhi

demanding the possession of the land of the Nephites,

and also of threatening the people

and avenging the wrongs of those that had received no wrong,

save it were they had wronged themselves

by dissenting away unto those wicked and abominable robbers.

3 Nephi 3:16

And so great and marvelous were the words and prophecies of Lachoneus

that they did cause fear to come upon all the people;

and they did exert themselves in their might

to do according to the words of Lachoneus.

3 Nephi 3:22

And it came to pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of the year,

the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth throughout all the face of the land,

and they had taken their horses, and their chariots,

and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds,

and their grain, and all their substance,

and did march forth by thousands and by tens of thousands,

until they had all gone forth to the place which had been appointed

that they should gather themselves together,

to defend themselves against their enemies.

3 Nephi 3:24

And there were a great many thousand people who were called Nephites,

who did gather themselves together in this land.

Now Lachoneus did cause

that they should gather themselves together in the land southward,

because of the great curse which was upon the land northward.

3 Nephi 3:25

And they did fortify themselves against their enemies;

and they did dwell in one land, and in one body,

and they did fear the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus,

insomuch that they did repent of all their sins;

and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God,

that he would deliver them

in the time that their enemies should come down against them to battle.

3 Nephi 4:4

Therefore, there was no chance for the robbers to plunder and to obtain food,

save it were to come up in open battle against the Nephites;

and the Nephites being in one body,

and having so great a number,

and having reserved for themselves provisions,

and horses and cattle, and flocks of every kind,

that they might subsist for the space of seven years,

in the which time they did hope

to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land;

and thus the eighteenth year did pass away.

3 Nephi 4:6

And they durst not spread themselves upon the face of the land

insomuch that they could raise grain,

lest the Nephites should come upon them and slay them;

therefore Giddianhi gave commandment unto his armies

that in this year they should go up to battle against the Nephites.

3 Nephi 4:16

And in the twenty and first year they did not come up to battle,

but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the people of Nephi;

for they did suppose that

if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their lands,

and should hem them in on every side,

and if they should cut them off from all their outward privileges,

that they could cause them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.

3 Nephi 4:17

Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader,

whose name was Zemnarihah;

therefore it was Zemnarihah that did cause that this siege should take place.

3 Nephi 4:23

And it came to pass that Zemnarihah did give command unto his people

that they should withdraw themselves from the siege,

and march into the furthermost parts of the land northward.

3 Nephi 4:27

And there were many thousands

who did yield themselves up prisoners unto the Nephites,

and the remainder of them were slain.