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One king succeeds another—Some of the kings are righteous; others are wicked—When righteousness prevails, the people are blessed and prospered by the Lord.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Shez,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Heth—for
a
Heth
had
perished
by
the
famine,
and
all
his
household
save
it
were
Shez—wherefore,
Shez
began
to
build
up
again
a
broken
people.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Shez
did
remember
the
destruction
of
his
fathers,
and
he
did
build
up
a
righteous
kingdom;
for
he
remembered
what
the
Lord
had
done
in
bringing
Jared
and
his
brother
a
across
the
deep;
and
he
did
walk
in
the
ways
of
the
Lord;
and
he
begat
sons
and
daughters.
3 And
his
eldest
son,
whose
name
was
Shez,
did
a
rebel
against
him;
nevertheless,
Shez
was
smitten
by
the
hand
of
a
robber,
because
of
his
exceeding
riches,
which
brought
peace
again
unto
his
father.
4 And
it
came
to
pass
that
his
father
did
build
up
many
cities
upon
the
face
of
the
land,
and
the
people
began
again
to
spread
over
all
the
face
of
the
land.
And
Shez
did
live
to
an
exceedingly
old
age;
and
he
begat
Riplakish.
And
he
died,
and
Riplakish
reigned
in
his
stead.
5 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Riplakish
did
not
do
that
which
was
right
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord,
for
he
did
have
many
wives
and
a
concubines,
and
did
lay
that
upon
men's
shoulders
which
was
grievous
to
be
borne;
yea,
he
did
b
tax
them
with
heavy
taxes;
and
with
the
taxes
he
did
build
many
spacious
buildings.
6 And
he
did
erect
him
an
exceedingly
beautiful
throne;
and
he
did
build
many
prisons,
and
whoso
would
not
be
subject
unto
taxes
he
did
a
cast
into
prison;
and
whoso
was
not
able
to
pay
taxes
he
did
cast
into
prison;
and
he
did
cause
that
they
should
labor
continually
for
their
support;
and
whoso
refused
to
labor
he
did
cause
to
be
put
to
death.
7 Wherefore
he
did
obtain
all
his
fine
work,
yea,
even
his
fine
a
gold
he
did
cause
to
be
refined
in
prison;
and
all
manner
of
fine
b
workmanship
he
did
cause
to
be
wrought
in
prison.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
did
afflict
the
people
with
his
whoredoms
and
abominations.
8 And
when
he
had
reigned
for
the
space
of
forty
and
two
years
the
people
did
rise
up
in
rebellion
against
him;
and
there
began
to
be
war
again
in
the
land,
insomuch
that
Riplakish
was
killed,
and
his
descendants
were
driven
out
of
the
land.
9 And
it
came
to
pass
after
the
space
of
many
years,
Morianton,
(he
being
a
descendant
of
Riplakish)
gathered
together
an
army
of
outcasts,
and
went
forth
and
gave
battle
unto
the
people;
and
he
gained
power
over
many
cities;
and
the
war
became
exceedingly
sore,
and
did
last
for
the
space
of
many
years;
and
he
did
gain
power
over
all
the
land,
and
did
establish
himself
king
over
all
the
land.
10 And
after
that
he
had
established
himself
king
he
did
ease
the
burden
of
the
people,
by
which
he
did
gain
favor
in
the
eyes
of
the
people,
and
they
did
anoint
him
to
be
their
king.
11 And
he
did
do
justice
unto
the
people,
but
not
unto
himself
because
of
his
many
a
whoredoms;
wherefore
he
was
cut
off
from
the
presence
of
the
Lord.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Morianton
built
up
many
cities,
and
the
people
became
exceedingly
rich
under
his
reign,
both
in
buildings,
and
in
a
gold
and
silver,
and
in
raising
grain,
and
in
flocks,
and
herds,
and
such
things
which
had
been
restored
unto
them.
13 And
Morianton
did
live
to
an
exceedingly
great
age,
and
then
he
begat
Kim;
and
Kim
did
reign
in
the
stead
of
his
father;
and
he
did
reign
eight
years,
and
his
father
died.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Kim
did
a
not
reign
in
righteousness,
wherefore
he
was
not
favored
of
the
Lord.
14 And
his
brother
did
rise
up
in
rebellion
against
him,
by
which
he
did
bring
him
into
a
captivity;
and
he
did
remain
in
captivity
all
his
days;
and
he
begat
sons
and
daughters
in
captivity,
and
in
his
old
age
he
begat
Levi;
and
he
died.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Levi
did
serve
in
captivity
after
the
death
of
his
father,
for
the
space
of
forty
and
two
years.
And
he
did
make
war
against
the
king
of
the
land,
by
which
he
did
obtain
unto
himself
the
kingdom.
16 And
after
he
had
obtained
unto
himself
the
kingdom
he
did
that
which
was
right
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord;
and
the
people
did
prosper
in
the
land;
and
he
did
live
to
a
good
a
old
age,
and
begat
sons
and
daughters;
and
he
also
begat
Corom,
whom
he
anointed
king
in
his
stead.
17 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Corom
did
that
which
was
good
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
all
his
days;
and
he
begat
many
sons
and
daughters;
and
after
he
had
seen
many
days
he
did
pass
away,
even
like
unto
the
rest
of
the
earth;
and
Kish
reigned
in
his
stead.
18 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Kish
passed
away
also,
and
Lib
reigned
in
his
stead.
19 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lib
also
did
that
which
was
good
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord.
And
in
the
days
of
Lib
the
a
poisonous
serpents
were
destroyed.
Wherefore
they
did
go
into
the
land
southward,
to
hunt
food
for
the
people
of
the
land,
for
the
land
was
covered
with
animals
of
the
forest.
And
Lib
also
himself
became
a
great
b
hunter.
20 And
they
built
a
great
city
by
the
a
narrow
neck
of
land,
by
the
place
where
the
sea
divides
the
land.
21 And
they
did
preserve
the
land
a
southward
for
a
wilderness,
to
get
game.
And
the
whole
face
of
the
land
northward
was
covered
with
inhabitants.
22 And
they
were
exceedingly
a
industrious,
and
they
did
buy
and
sell
and
b
traffic
one
with
another,
that
they
might
get
gain.
23 And
they
did
a
work
in
all
manner
of
b
ore,
and
they
did
make
gold,
and
silver,
and
c
iron,
and
d
brass,
and
all
manner
of
metals;
and
they
did
dig
it
out
of
the
earth;
wherefore,
they
did
cast
up
mighty
heaps
of
earth
to
get
ore,
of
gold,
and
of
silver,
and
of
iron,
and
of
copper.
And
they
did
e
work
all
manner
of
fine
work.
24 And
they
did
have
a
silks,
and
fine-twined
b
linen;
and
they
did
work
all
manner
of
c
cloth,
that
they
might
clothe
themselves
from
their
nakedness.
25 And
they
did
make
all
manner
of
tools
to
till
the
earth,
both
to
plow
and
to
sow,
to
reap
and
to
hoe,
and
also
to
thrash.
26 And
they
did
make
all
manner
of
tools
with
which
they
did
work
their
beasts.
27 And
they
did
make
all
manner
of
a
weapons
of
war.
And
they
did
work
all
manner
of
work
of
exceedingly
curious
workmanship.
28 And
never
could
be
a
people
more
blessed
than
were
they,
and
more
prospered
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
And
they
were
in
a
land
that
was
choice
above
all
lands,
for
the
Lord
had
spoken
it.
29 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lib
did
live
many
years,
and
begat
sons
and
daughters;
and
he
also
begat
Hearthom.
30 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Hearthom
reigned
in
the
stead
of
his
father.
And
when
Hearthom
had
reigned
twenty
and
four
years,
behold,
the
kingdom
was
taken
away
from
him.
And
he
served
many
years
in
a
captivity,
yea,
even
all
the
remainder
of
his
days.
31 And
he
begat
Heth,
and
Heth
lived
in
captivity
all
his
days.
And
Heth
begat
Aaron,
and
Aaron
dwelt
in
captivity
all
his
days;
and
he
begat
Amnigaddah,
and
Amnigaddah
also
dwelt
in
captivity
all
his
days;
and
he
begat
Coriantum,
and
Coriantum
dwelt
in
captivity
all
his
days;
and
he
begat
Com.
32 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Com
drew
away
the
half
of
the
kingdom.
And
he
reigned
over
the
half
of
the
kingdom
forty
and
two
years;
and
he
went
to
battle
against
the
king,
Amgid,
and
they
fought
for
the
space
of
many
years,
during
which
time
Com
gained
power
over
Amgid,
and
obtained
power
over
the
remainder
of
the
kingdom.
33 And
in
the
days
of
Com
there
began
to
be
robbers
in
the
land;
and
they
adopted
the
old
plans,
and
administered
a
oaths
after
the
manner
of
the
ancients,
and
sought
again
to
destroy
the
kingdom.
34 Now
Com
did
fight
against
them
much;
nevertheless,
he
did
not
prevail
against
them.
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