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Show BOOOK K MOSIARH. deemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shail sing te his praise forever. And these things were done in the borders of the land, that they might not come to the knowledge of the dang. But behold, it came to pass that the king, baving discovered a movement among the people, sent his servants to watch them. Therefore on the day that they were assenbling themselves together to hear the word of the Lord, they And now the king, saith. tha! not leave them, ‘ ; child i thigepeeple that ty chould flee before the Lamanites, and ! lamsel'did go before them, and they did flee into the wilde” ness with Thetr women and their children. And it came t pass that the Lamanites did pursue them, them, and began to slay them. and did. overtake eee Now it came to pass’ that the king commanded Se ail the men should leave: their wives and them tha! their children, 2"° tH s . <1 carried s sea spare their lives. and toch , , ao 5 i . them tf 7 * back to the 7 ae en 7 . " oc t 7A Atr Ko 540 In ncick fry ‘ zc > A ny 3 bi 5s s - _ ~ > - ‘ : v ? a, ’ from year to year. . . e & And now ther ‘wes one of, the sons of the king among those that ken Captive, Whose name was Limhi. And now Limhi Hs os that his father should not be destroyed; never neless, Limhi was ignorant he bane the iniquiti Peeper injanit: es oS not ignorant of of the of Lg his father, : mse f being a Just man. with them, e ; : fr } $ (‘i : that they would % / = mR seek revenge, s i. and also shits with them. And the king commanded them that they ait : hot return; and they were angry with the king, and i ee should suffer, even unto death by fire, And Were about to0 take pri lake theine priests also and put Eds themt i and they fled before them. r deaths n way . en eta land of : a to pass they were about to return to the meh of a u, and they that met the men of Gideon. And the tivicd . Con told them of all that had happened to their Sand their ; Y 4 > G KR — 3 Oo € children: and that the Lamanites had epante; unto that they ¢h nad granted satethem . might possess the land,anites byJ Peytus pavine i a trtTl: 1é Se c ue alt 2 amanites of one half of all they the possessed. © And People told the men Chi of Gideon tha| they had sla€ in the ’ 6 kin gs Bili “ Prmests had fled from them farther into be the x ag Ad wilderness erness, that pen tO pass that after they had ended the ceremony » = Feturned to the land of N ephi, rejoicing, hécause their 1 2x: v ( is : : sem = t/ x b a > 2a} im, ae ~ — bi ee LESS t : aN it came to pass that Gideon ie pot, fo search for the king,sent men into the wilder. and those that was with 1 And it came to pass that they met the people in the wilde hess, all s the a kj v pes e ! wildera oe Save the king and his priests, Now they had sworn ; n a leir hearts that they : would return to the land i Wives and their children were slain, and of Nephi, and also those that A cerned about his people, as he was about his own life; neve!” theless, Gideon did spare his life. And the king commancet . ea guish of his soul, sayimg, Gideon, spare me, for the Lamamic are upon us, and they will destroy them; yea, they will dt stoy my people. And now the king was not so much co! with a the king cast his eyes round about towards the land of Shem fon, and behold, the army of the Lamanites were within the borders of the land. And now the king cried out in the al 4 mbute to the king of the amanites, and an ent} he fled and ran and got upon thi perish eae him, and 7eQ ae LAY a ay! against the king, and there began to be a great contention among them. And now there was a mnan among them whos about to overpower and into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliv er up the ir property even R one half of all they possessed; one half of their-gold,-and-theip. Re and all then precious things.;~and thus they should pay. reduced, tower, which wasnear thetemple. And Gideon pursued alte! him and was about to get upon the tower to slay the Icing, ane stay ihe Conditions that they would deliver up the kin g Noah t #\jand there began to be a division among the remainder of the fpeople. And the lesser part began to breathe out threatnings vo the king, therefore he drew his sword and swore in Iu wrath, that he would slay the king. And it came to pass th he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was Now there were many that would: rather land of Nephi, a granted unto them that they might possess the land, under. it came to pass that the army of the king returned, } ing searched in vain forthe people of the Lord. And now be: and he being a strong man, ‘ th, x» ta ~ 4. e T | 7 mame was Gideon, 2 > mem captives, apprised 0! having been had them. | And the rest left their wives and their child ren and fled And it came to pass that those that tarried with their wives _ and their children, caused that their fair daughters should stand forth and pipad with the Lamanites, that they would not slay them, And It came to pass that the Lamanites had compussion onthem, for they were charmed with the beauty of their Women; therefore the Lamanite cid the coming of the king’s army; therefore they took their tenis nold, the forces of the king were small, but sie pass that Alma, and the people of the Lord were fiee before the Lamanites. 195 19s tow. were discovered unto the king. || Alnia“was\ stirring up the people to a rebellion against him: therefore he sent his army to destroy them. And it came to OF OF MOS MOSIIAH AE , Pi OF cei BOOK |
