1& there came also in the days of Com many prophets & prophesied of the destruction of that great people except they should repent & turn unto the Lord & forsake their murders & wickedness
1And there came also in the days of Com many prophets, and prophesied of the destruction of that great people except they should repent, and turn unto the Lord, and forsake their murders and wickedness.
2& it came to pass that the prophets were rejected by the people & they fled unto Com for protection for the people sought to destroy them
2And it came to pass that the prophets were rejected by the people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought to destroy them.
3& they prophesied unto Com many things & he was blessed in all the remainder of his days
3And they prophesied unto Com many things; and he was blessed in all the remainder of his days.
4& he lived to a good old age & begat Shiblom & Shiblom reigned in his stead & the bro ther of Shiblom rebelled against him & there began to be an exceeding great war in all the land
4And he lived to a good old age, and begat Shiblom; and Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom rebelled against him, and there began to be an exceedingly great war in all the land.
5& it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom did cause that all the prophets which prophesied of the destruction of the people should be put to death
5And it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom caused that all the prophets who prophesied of the destruction of the people should be put to death;
6& there was great calamity in all the land for they had testified that a great curse should come upon the land & also upon the people & that there should be a great destruction among such an one as never had been upon the face of the earth & their bons should become as heaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of their wickedness
6And there was great calamity in all the land, for they had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one as never had been upon the face of the earth, and their bones should become as heaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of their wickedness.
7& they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord because of their wicked combinations wherefore there began to be wars conten tions in all the land & also many famines & pestilences insomuch that there was a great dest ruction such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth & all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom
7And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began to be wars and contentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.
8& the people began to repent of their iniquity & inasmuch as they did the Lord did have mercy on them
8And the people began to repent of their iniquity; and inasmuch as they did the Lord did have mercy on them.
9& it came to pass that Shiblom was slain & Seth was brought into captivity & he did dwell in captivity all his days
9And it came to pass that Shiblom was slain, and Seth was brought into captivity, and did dwell in captivity all his days.
10& it came to pass that Ahah his son did obtain the kingdom & he did reign over the people all his days & he did do all manner of iniquity in his days inthewhich he did cause the shedding of much blood & few were his days
10And it came to pass that Ahah, his son, did obtain the kingdom; and he did reign over the people all his days. And he did do all manner of iniquity in his days, by which he did cause the shedding of much blood; and few were his days.
11& Ethem being a descendant of Ahah did obtain the kingdom & he al so did do that which was wicked in his days
11And Ethem, being a descendant of Ahah, did obtain the kingdom; and he also did do that which was wicked in his days.
12& it came to pass in the days of Ethem there came many prophets & prophesied again unto the people yea they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth except they repented of their iniquities
12And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth except they repented of their iniquities.
13& it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts & would not hearken unto their words & the prophets mourned & withdrew from among the people
13And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not hearken unto their words; and the prophets mourned and withdrew from among the people.
14& it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days & he begat Moron & it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead & Moron did do that which was wicked before the Lord
14And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron did reign in his stead; and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.
15& it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people because of that secret combination which was built up to get power & gain there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity & gave ba ttle unto Moron in the which he did over throw the half of the kingdom & he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years
15And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.
16& it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him & did ob tain the kingdom again
16And it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him, and did obtain the kingdom again.
17& it came to pass that there arose another mighty man & he was a desc endant of the brother of Jared
17And it came to pass that there arose another mighty man; and he was a descendant of the brother of Jared.
18& it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron & obtain the king dom wherefore Moron dwelt in captivity all the remainder of his days & he begat Coriantor
18And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and obtain the kingdom; wherefore, Moron dwelt in captivity all the remainder of his days; and he begat Coriantor.
19& it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days
19And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity all his days.
20& in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets & prophesied of great & marvellous things & cried repentance unto the peo ple & except they should repent the Lord God would execute judgment against them to their utter destruction
20And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute judgment against them to their utter destruction;
21& that the Lord God would send or bring forth an other people to possess the land by his power after the manner which he brought their fathers
21And that the Lord God would send or bring forth another people to possess the land, by his power, after the manner by which he brought their fathers.
22& they did reject all the words of the prophets because of their secret society & wicked abomi nations
22And they did reject all the words of the prophets, because of their secret society and wicked abominations.
23& it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether & he died having dwelt in captivity all his days Chapter
23And it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether, and he died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.