Alma 23:10 But behold, this was a
critical time for such contentions to be among the people of Nephi; for behold, Amalickiah had again stirred up the hearts of the people of the Lamanites, against the people of the Nephites, and he was gathering together soldiers, from all parts of his land, and arming them, and preparing for war, with all diligence, for he had sworn to drink the blood of Moroni.
Alma 26:89 And now, in those
critical circumstances, it became a very serious matter to determine concerning these prisoners of war, nevertheless, we did resolve to send them down to the land of Zarahemla;
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