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Show BOOK 362 OF BOOK ALMA. er over their enemies; and thus the Lamanites did attempt to destroy the Nephites, until their Chief Captains were all slain; yea, and more than a thousand of the Lamanites were slain; while on the other hand, there was not a single soul of There were about fifty which the Nephites which were slain. arrows of the were wounded, which had been exposed to the Lamanites through the pass; but they were shielded by thar shields, and their breast-plates, and their head-plates, insomuch that their wounds were upon their legs; many of which were 7 very severe. And it came to pass, that when the Lamanites saw thal their Chief Captains were all slain, they fled into the wilderness. And it came to pass that they returned to the land o! Nephi, to inform their Nephiie King, Amalickiah, who wasa by birth, concerning their great loss. And it came to pass that he was exceeding angry with his people, because he had not obtained his desire over the Nephites; he had not subjecied them to the yoke of bondage; yea, he was exceeding wroth, and he did curse God, and also Moroni, and swearing with an oath hat he would drink his blood ; and this because Moroni had kept the commandments of God in preparing for the safety of his people. And it came to pass, that on = other hand, the people of Nephi did thank the Lord their . because of his matchless power in delivering them from tt hands of their enemies. And thus ended the nineteenth sie of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi ; ane there was continual peace among them, cast ed : prosperity in the church, because of their heed an declare was which da God, w whic! he word of God, whi they gave unto the which : Corianton, and unto them by Helaman, and Shiblon, ph o w those all by and yea, ; &c. mon, and his brethren, being cape been ordained by the holy order of God, &“ repentance, and sent forth to preach among the people, f i } ; f Wy XXIL > UALS CHAPTER ) mores Ano now it came to pass that Moronl did not ern manites; for he caused that his armies ssi) Judges, that they should twentieth year. a t . commence 1# digging earth round about all the cities, throughout all the land which was possessed by the Nephites; and upon the top of these ridges of earth, he caused that there should be timbers; yea, works of timbers built up to the height of a man, round about the cities. And he caused that upon those works of timbers, that there should be a irame of pickets built upon the timbers, round about; and they were strong and high; and he caused towers to be erected that overlooked those works of pickets; and he caused places of security to be built upon those towers, that the stones and the arrows of the Lamanites could not hurt them. And they were prepared, that they could cast stones from the top thereof, according to their pleasure and ther strength, and slay him which should attempt to approach near the walls of the city. Thus Moroni did prepare strong holds against the coming of their enemies, round about every city in all the land. | And it came to pass that Moroni caused that should go forth into the east wilderness; yea, and his armies they went forth, and drove all the Lamanites which were in the east wil- derness into their own lands, which were south of the land of Zarahemla; and the land of Nephi did run ina straight course irom the East Sea to the West. And it came to pass that when Moroni had driven all the Lamanites out of the east wilderness, which was north of the lands of their own possessions, he caused that the inhabitants which were in the land of Zarahemla, and in the land round about, should go forth into the east wilderness, even to the borders, by the sea- shore, and possess the land. And _ he also placed armies on the south, in the borders of their possessions, and caused them to erect fortifications, that they might secure their armies and their people from the hands of their enemies. And hus he cut off all the strong holds of the Lamanites, in the fast wilderness ; yea, and also on the west, fortifying the line etween the Nephites and the Lamanites, between the land of from the West Sea, running Ward ofthe Jand Bountiful, according to their pleasure. making La the . ence ae of the ; caps 0 UP 263 y the head of the river Sidon; the Nephites possessing all the land nagthward.; yea, even all the land which was north- A () themselves again preparations for war, or to defend : ‘ the commencement of the ALMA, arahemla and the landof Nephi; f NE OF reni, with his armies, Thus which, did increase daily, because of the assurance of protection which his Works , did bring forth unto them; therefore they did seek to cut off the strengthand ie power of the Lamanites, ffom-off the lands of their pos- |