Ammon responds that the “boasting” is in the power of the Lord, and not his own power. Note the specific words Ammon uses to describe himself: “as to my strength I am weak.” To place this statement in context, we must remember that this is the Ammon who slew the men at the waters of Sebus. This is the man that Lamoni originally confused with a God because of his power (see Alma 18:2). When this Ammon suggests that he is weak, we know that he has made a separation between his own powers and those that come to him because of the strength of the Lord. Indeed he says; “for in his strength I can do all things.”