19:7 And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying: Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy us; yea, they will destroy my people. 19:8 And now the king was not so much concerned about his people as he was about his own life; nevertheless, Gideon did spare his life. 19:9 And the king commanded the people that they should flee before the Lamanites, and he himself did go before them, and they did flee into the wilderness, with their women and their children. 19:10 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue them, and did overtake them, and began to slay them. 19:11 Now it came to pass that the king commanded them that all the men should leave their wives and their children, and flee before the Lamanites. 19:12 Now there were many that would not leave them, but had rather stay and perish with them. And the rest left their wives and their children and fled. 19:13 And it came to pass that those who tarried with their wives and their children caused that their fair daughters should stand forth and plead with the Lamanites that they would not slay them. 19:14 And it came to pass that the Lamanites had compassion on them, for they were charmed with the beauty of their women. 19:15 Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the conditions that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year. 19:16 And now there was one of the sons of the king among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi. 19:17 And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself being a just man. 19:18 And it came to pass that Gideon sent men into the wilderness secretly, to search for the king and those that were with him. And it came to pass that they met the people in the wilderness, all save the king and his priests. 19:19 Now they had sworn in their hearts that they would return to the land of Nephi, and if their wives and their children were slain, and also those that had tarried with them, that they would seek revenge, and also perish with them. 19:20 And the king commanded them that they should not return; and they were angry with the king, and caused that he should suffer, even unto death by fire. 19:21 And they were about to take the priests also and put them to death, and they fled before them.