The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiSmith, Joseph, Jr.
Religion
The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of Nephi
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Sacred books; Latter Day Saint churches -- Sacred books
20:22 And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfil the oath which we
have made unto him; for it is better that we should be in bondage than
that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us put a stop to the
shedding of so much blood.
20:23 And now Limhi told the king all the things concerning his father,
and the priests that had fled into the wilderness, and attributed the
carrying away of their daughters to them.
20:24 And it came to pass that the king was pacified towards his
people; and he said unto them: Let us go forth to meet my people,
without arms; and I swear unto you with an oath that my people shall
not slay thy people.
20:25 And it came to pass that they followed the king, and went forth
without arms to meet the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did
meet the Lamanites; and the king of the Lamanites did bow himself down
before them, and did plead in behalf of the people of Limhi.
20:26 And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi, that they were
without arms, they had compassion on them and were pacified towards
them, and returned with their king in peace to their own land.
Mosiah Chapter 21
21:1 And it came to pass that Limhi and his people returned to the city
of Nephi, and began to dwell in the land again in peace.
21:2 And it came to pass that after many days the Lamanites began again
to be stirred up in anger against the Nephites, and they began to come
into the borders of the land round about.
21:3 Now they durst not slay them, because of the oath which their king
had made unto Limhi; but they would smite them on their cheeks, and
exercise authority over them; and began to put heavy burdens upon their
backs, and drive them as they would a dumb ass—
21:4 Yea, all this was done that the word of the Lord might be
fulfilled.
21:5 And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great, and there was
no way that they could deliver themselves out of their hands, for the
Lamanites had surrounded them on every side.
21:6 And it came to pass that the people began to murmur with the king
because of their afflictions; and they began to be desirous to go
against them to battle. And they did afflict the king sorely with their
complaints; therefore he granted unto them that they should do
according to their desires.
21:7 And they gathered themselves together again, and put on their
armor, and went forth against the Lamanites to drive them out of their
land.
21:8 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did beat them, and drove
them back, and slew many of them.
21:9 And now there was a great mourning and lamentation among the
people of Limhi, the widow mourning for her husband, the son and the
daughter mourning for their father, and the brothers for their
brethren.
21:10 Now there were a great many widows in the land, and they did cry
mightily from day to day, for a great fear of the Lamanites had come
upon them.
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