Alma 58
It sounds like Helaman is dealing at this time with a Lamanite army that has learned the various defensive techniques that the Nephites had been employing both in taking cities but also in making defenses when they venture out of their strongholds.
It’s interesting that the men who came to Helaman were unaware of the reasons for the lack of support. I also realize that it was this lack of support that caused Helaman to write to Moroni. He had sought help from Pahoran without result so he informed Moroni so that Moroni would know his circumstances and be aware of the lack of support he dealt with. Moroni could then determine a course of action with ask the available facts. Without this they would never have dealt with the fact that a third front had opened in the struggle.
While the Lamanites were afraid that Helaman was leading them into a Tao at Zerahemla the fact is that if they had gone to Zerahemla at this time it would have been Helaman who stumbled into a trap.
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