Alma 60:16

yea, had it not been for the war which broke out among ourselves; yea, were it not for these king-men, which caused so much bloodshed among ourselves; yea, at the time we were contending among ourselves, if we had united our strength, as we hitherto have done; yea, had it not been for the desire of power and authority which those king-men had over us; had they been true to the cause of our freedom, and united with us, and gone forth against our enemies, instead of taking up their swords against us, which was the cause of so much bloodshed among ourselves; yea if we had gone forth against them, in the strength of the Lord, we should have dispersed our enemies; for it would have been done according to the fulfilling of his word.

If the war among ourselves had not broken out, things would be better. If the king-men had not caused so much bloodshed among us, we would be stronger. When we were fighting each other, if we had stayed together like we used to, we would have won. If the king-men had not wanted power over us, we would have been fine. If they had been true to freedom and joined us against our enemies instead of fighting us, all that bloodshed would not have happened. If we had gone against our enemies with the Lord’s strength, we would have won. It would have been done according to God’s word.

If it hadn’t been for the civil war among ourselves—for those king-men who spilled so much of our own blood—if we’d stayed united like we used to, we would have been fine. If those king-men hadn’t lusted for power and authority, if they’d been loyal to freedom and fought with us against our enemies instead of turning their swords on us and causing so much bloodshed—if we’d gone out against the enemy in the strength of the Lord, we would have scattered them. It would have happened just as God promised.