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Show BOOK OF ALMA. 370 BOOK ae hie aaa ae * ny the P ae ; And he ; ry ickiah. of Nephi; and thus ended the days of Amal EASELSTe a - : twenty and sixth yea! of tn An’b now it came to pass In the whe the people of Nephi, bebold, reign of the Judges over mon" first the of morning first on the was dead, in his own tent; a Amalickiah found ; behold, they was ready to give them baitle and his name wae Anne” was of the brother of king Amalickiah, : thus kingto Ammoron, stead. his reign in pointed And it game to pass that he gid command that is pee ’ ty a large number of men.to j is str 5 beho YY na ( gai I cannot them, therefore , | go against wns Sy men, and had marched forth against the Nephites . the brother people; pointed king over the by casting up walls ro ’ ow the king had departed out of the land of ee(A paeree oo. and had made known unto the queen concerning fe 2 his brother, and had gathered together a large ia affrighted ; and they abandoned with all their army 1° © the land northward, and retreated rtifications* — im their fortihean® city of Mulek, and sought protection of Amalickiah " 77 that them, . Sea; and om st Bae they also saw that Teancum saw this, they yh And now when the Lamanites that day. their design 1n marching to pass himself against d sent of the Judges over twenty and fifth year of the reign Andit came elend peers r 1eir forts; 3 but he kept cept hishis men round about, as if Ps a ations for war; yea, and truly he was preparin : rders unto him, that : also 7 \ and Moroni is Cea also ssent| order: army; h e shoul Bish pete prisoners which fell. into his hands ; for as he S c cece Pi, et prisoners, that he should retain all asoners of the Lamanites, , asas a ransomsom f for those which And he also aken. so sent sent orders unto him ee and secure the iful, | ‘ortify3 the land Bountiful i oe Y ne into the land northward, lest the Laon : $ should entam . obtain that point, and should h lavehav power to harrass me on every side. And Moroni also sent unto him, desir- . cae : via be faithful in maintaining that quarter of hits | it} to scourge and that he would seek everyy opportunity ; | ter, aas muchch as as was inin hishi quarter, es in that powe 1 he might take again, by stratagem or aca otal bs “be ose cities which had been taken out of their hands; ae hai at ne also would fortify and strengthen the cities round lane which had not fallen into the hands of the Lamanites ie a also said unto him, I would come unto you, but behold, re us in the borders of the land by the ee hee had se jest the Lamanites hi, his armies should stand in readiness, tit ended thus And them. awoke, and should come upon the peopl the Lamanites awoke of the land which they had obtained possession also seeing the enormity of their number Teancum F as .", aapecient that he should attem pt to attack a eens preparing places of resort. : oo te a ee ,| eo: eS he kept thus preparing for war. ely, that he did cause the death of the king immediat privily to his own camp, again And he returned his servants. he awoke them, a and ; ep asle and behold; his men were caused th yy. Ce « oe . seashore tents in the borders on the beach by the n. drive they this manner were had come, TeanAnd it came to pass that when the night by night, and out cum and his servant stole forth and went had oversleep d, behol and went into the camp of Amalickiah ; was cavh whic ue, fatig much powered them, because of their day. the of sed by the labors and heat privily into the And it came to pass that Teancum stole t ; and -he dd hear tent of the king, and put a javelin to his not awake CHAPTER XXIV. 2 371 lost Bue } blood. And how Teancum saw that the Lasaiine oe etermined to maintain those cities which they had.taken ss And it came to pass that they did harra And it came dark. it until even them slay did that they tents in the their pitch Peancum and his men did to pass that pitch his did_ ah icki Amal and ; borders of the land Bountiful : and aller f ALMA, should maintain those cities which they had taken by the shed ding of pee for they had not taken any cities, save they had msomuch that ‘tes in their strength, and in their skill of s.war, nite they did gain advantage over the Lama them, insomuch done. told them all the things that he had OF . crs by the West Sea; and thus he was endeavoring - the Nephites, and to draw away a part of their forian per of the land, while he had commanded those ws € had left to possess the cities which he had taken a . Bue Should also harrass the Nephites on the borders by st Sea; and should take possession of their lands as 24* ~< |