15 And it came to pass that the Amlicites came upon the hill Amnihu, which was east of
the river
Sidon,
which ran by
the land of Zarahemla, and there they began to make war with the Nephites.
17 And they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidon. And the Amlicites
did contend with the Nephites with great strength, insomuch that many of the
Nephites did fall before the Amlicites.
18 Nevertheless the Lord
did strengthen the hand of the Nephites, that they slew the Amlicites with
great slaughter, that they began to flee
before them.
20 And it came to pass that when Alma could pursue the Amlicites no
longer he caused that his people should pitch their tents in the valley of Gideon, the valley being
called after that Gideon who was slain by the hand of Nehor with the sword; and
in this valley the Nephites did pitch their tents for the night.
21 And Alma sent spies to follow the remnant of the
Amlicites, that he might know of their plans and their plots, whereby he might
guard himself against them, that he might preserve his people from being
destroyed.
22 Now those whom he
had sent out to watch the camp of the Amlicites were called Zeram, and Amnor,
and Manti, and Limher; these were they who went out with their men to watch the camp of the
Amlicites.
24 Behold, we followed
the camp
of the Amlicites, and to our great astonishment, in the land of Minon, above the land of
Zarahemla, in the course of the land of
Nephi,
we saw a numerous host of the Lamanites; and behold, the Amlicites have joined them;
26 And it came to pass
that the people of Nephi took their tents, and departed out of the valley of Gideon towards their city, which
was the city of Zarahemla.
27 And behold, as they were crossing
the river Sidon, the Lamanites and the Amlicites, being as numerous almost, as
it were, as the sands of the sea, came upon them to destroy them.
34 And thus he cleared the ground,
or rather the bank, which was on the west of the river
Sidon, throwing the bodies of the Lamanites who had been slain into the waters of Sidon, that thereby his people might
have room to cross and contend with the Lamanites and the Amlicites on the west side of the river Sidon.
35 And it came to pass that when
they had all crossed the river Sidon that
the Lamanites and the Amlicites began to flee before them, notwithstanding they
were so numerous that they could not be numbered.
36 And they fled
before the Nephites towards the wilderness which was west and north, away beyond the borders of the land; and the Nephites did pursue them with their might, and did
slay them.
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