Unit 81

Gidgiddoni

9 occurrences in 8 verses

3 Nephi 3:18, 19, 20, 21, 26,

3 Nephi 4:13, 24, 26

3 Nephi 3:18

Now the chiefest among all the chief captains

and the great commander of all the armies of the Nephites was appointed,

and his name was Gidgiddoni.

3 Nephi 3:19

Now it was the custom among all the Nephites

to appoint for their chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness)

some one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy;

therefore, this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them,

as also was the chief judge.

3 Nephi 3:20

Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni:

Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness,

that we may fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own lands.

3 Nephi 3:21

But Gidgiddoni saith unto them:

The Lord forbid;

for if we should go up against them

the Lord would deliver us into their hands;

therefore we will prepare ourselves in the center of our lands,

and we will gather all our armies together,

and we will not go against them,

but we will wait till they shall come against us;

therefore as the Lord liveth,

if we do this he will deliver them into our hands.

3 Nephi 3:26

And they were exceedingly sorrowful because of their enemies.

And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war of every kind,

and they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and with bucklers,

after the manner of his instruction.

3 Nephi 4:13

And it came to pass that Gidgiddoni commanded

that his armies should pursue them as far as the borders of the wilderness,

and that they should not spare any that should fall into their hands by the way;

and thus they did pursue them and did slay them, to the borders of the wilderness,

even until they had fulfilled the commandment of Gidgiddoni.

3 Nephi 4:24

And now, Gidgiddoni being aware of their design,

and knowing of their weakness because of the want of food,

and the great slaughter which had been made among them,

therefore he did send out his armies in the night-time,

and did cut off the way of their retreat,

and did place his armies in the way of their retreat.

3 Nephi 4:26

And the robbers who were on the south

were also cut off in their places of retreat.

And all these things were done by command of Gidgiddoni.