A leathern girdle about their loins

1. Matt. 3: 4
     4 And the same John had his ^araiment of ^bcamel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was ^clocusts and wild honey.
2. Mosiah 10: 8
     8 And it came to pass that they came up upon the north of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men ^aarmed with ^bbows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their loins.

Were naked

1. Gen. 2: 25
     25 And they were both ^anaked, the man and his wife, and were not ^bashamed.
2. Gen. 3: 7, 10
     7 And the eyes of them both were ^aopened, and they knew that they were ^bnaked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves ^caprons.
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     10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
3. Ex. 32: 25
     25 ¶ And when Moses saw that the people were ^anaked; (for Aaron had made them ^bnaked unto their shame among their enemies:)
4. 2 Chr. 28: 15
     15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to ^aeat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
5. John 21: 7
     7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
6. Mosiah 10: 8
     8 And it came to pass that they came up upon the north of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men ^aarmed with ^bbows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their loins.
7. Alma 1: 30
     30 And thus, in their ^aprosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were ^bnaked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon ^criches; therefore they were ^dliberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no ^erespect to persons as to those who stood in need.
8. Alma 3: 5
     5 Now the heads of the Lamanites were shorn; and they were ^anaked, save it were skin which was girded about their loins, and also their armor, which was girded about them, and their bows, and their arrows, and their stones, and their slings, and so forth.
9. Alma 14: 22
     22 And many such things, yea, all manner of such things did they say unto them; and thus they did ^amock them for many days. And they did withhold food from them that they might hunger, and water that they might thirst; and they also did take from them their clothes that they were naked; and thus they were ^bbound with strong cords, and confined in ^cprison.
10. Alma 20: 29
      29 And when Ammon did meet them he was exceedingly sorrowful, for behold they were naked, and their skins were worn exceedingly because of being bound with strong cords. And they also had ^asuffered hunger, thirst, and all kinds of afflictions; nevertheless they were ^bpatient in all their sufferings.
11. Alma 43: 20
      20 Now the army of Zerahemnah was not prepared with any such thing; they had only their ^aswords and their cimeters, their bows and their arrows, their ^bstones and their slings; and they were ^cnaked, save it were a skin which was girded about their loins; yea, all were naked, save it were the Zoramites and the Amalekites;
12. Moses 3: 25
      25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
13. Moses 4: 16
      16 And he said: I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I beheld that I was naked, and I hid myself.
14. Abr. 5: 19
      19 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ^aashamed.
15. JS-H 1: 31
      31 He had on a loose robe of most exquisite ^awhiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.

Stones and slings

1. Judg. 20: 16
     16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men ^alefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
2. 1 Sam. 17: 40, 50
     40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
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     50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
3. 2 Kgs. 3: 25
     25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in ^aKir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
4. 2 Chr. 26: 14
     14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and ^ahabergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
5. Prov. 26: 8
     8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
6. Zech. 9: 15
     15 The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
7. 1 Ne. 16: 15, 23
     15 And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many days, ^aslaying food by the way, with our bows and our arrows and our stones and our slings.
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     23 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did ^amake out of wood a bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and an arrow, with a sling and with stones. And I said unto my ^bfather: Whither shall I go to obtain food?
8. Mosiah 10: 8
     8 And it came to pass that they came up upon the north of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men ^aarmed with ^bbows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their loins.
9. Alma 2: 12
     12 Therefore the people of the Nephites were aware of the intent of the Amlicites, and therefore they did prepare to meet them; yea, they did arm themselves with swords, and with cimeters, and with bows, and with arrows, and with stones, and with slings, and with all manner of ^aweapons of war, of every kind.
10. Alma 3: 5
      5 Now the heads of the Lamanites were shorn; and they were ^anaked, save it were skin which was girded about their loins, and also their armor, which was girded about them, and their bows, and their arrows, and their stones, and their slings, and so forth.
11. Alma 17: 36
      36 But ^aAmmon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling; yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them; and thus he slew a ^bcertain number of them insomuch that they began to be astonished at his power; nevertheless they were angry because of the slain of their brethren, and they were determined that he should fall; therefore, seeing that they ^ccould not hit him with their stones, they came forth with clubs to slay him.
12. Alma 43: 20
      20 Now the army of Zerahemnah was not prepared with any such thing; they had only their ^aswords and their cimeters, their bows and their arrows, their ^bstones and their slings; and they were ^cnaked, save it were a skin which was girded about their loins; yea, all were naked, save it were the Zoramites and the Amalekites;

"Armed with"

1. 1 Sam. 17: 5, 38
   
   

     5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
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     38 ¶ And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
2. 1 Chr. 12: 2
   
   

     2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the ^aleft in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
3. 2 Chr. 17: 17
   
   

     17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
4. 1 Ne. 14: 14
   
   

     14 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were ^aarmed with ^brighteousness and with the ^cpower of God in great glory.
5. Mosiah 10: 8
   
   

     8 And it came to pass that they came up upon the north of the land of Shilom, with their numerous hosts, men ^aarmed with ^bbows, and with arrows, and with swords, and with cimeters, and with stones, and with slings; and they had their heads shaved that they were naked; and they were girded with a leathern girdle about their loins.
6. Alma 43: 18, 21
   
   

     18 And it came to pass that he met the Lamanites in the borders of Jershon, and his people were armed with swords, and with cimeters, and all manner of ^aweapons of war.
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     21 But they were not armed with breastplates, nor shields—therefore, they were exceedingly afraid of the armies of the Nephites because of their armor, notwithstanding their number being so much greater than the Nephites.
7. Hel. 1: 14
   
   

     14 And it came to pass in the *forty and first year of the reign of the judges, that the Lamanites had gathered together an innumerable army of men, and ^aarmed them with swords, and with cimeters and with bows, and with arrows, and with head-plates, and with breastplates, and with all manner of shields of every kind.
8. Ether 7: 9
   
   

     9 Wherefore, he came to the hill Ephraim, and he did molten out of the hill, and made swords out of ^asteel for those whom he had drawn away with him; and after he had armed them with swords he returned to the city Nehor, and gave battle unto his brother Corihor, by which means he obtained the kingdom and restored it unto his father Kib.
9. Ether 15: 15
   
   

     15 And it came to pass that when they were all gathered together, every one to the army which he would, with their wives and their children—both men, women and children being armed with ^aweapons of war, having shields, and ^bbreastplates, and head-plates, and being clothed after the manner of war—they did march forth one against another to battle; and they fought all that day, and conquered not.
10. D&C 109: 22
    
    

      22 And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy ^aname may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine ^bangels have charge over them;

"Come upon my people"

1. Amos 8: 2
     2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The ^aend is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again ^bpass by them any more.
2. Mosiah 10: 7
     7 But I had sent my spies out round about the land of ^aShemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.

"Guard against"

1. Mosiah 10: 7
     7 But I had sent my spies out round about the land of ^aShemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.
2. Alma 2: 21
     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.
3. Alma 53: 7
     7 And it came to pass that he did no more attempt a battle with the Lamanites in that year, but he did employ his men in preparing for war, yea, and in making fortifications to guard against the Lamanites, yea, and also delivering their women and their children from famine and affliction, and providing food for their armies.

Discover their preparations

1. Mosiah 10: 7
     7 But I had sent my spies out round about the land of ^aShemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.
2. Mosiah 20: 8
     8 And now Limhi had discovered them from the ^atower, even all their preparations for war did he discover; therefore he gathered his people together, and laid wait for them in the fields and in the forests.