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Amalickiah uses treachery, murder, and intrigue to become king of the Lamanites—The Nephite dissenters are more wicked and ferocious than the Lamanites. About 72 B.C.
Now
we
will
return
in
our
record
to
Amalickiah
and
those
who
had
a
fled
with
him
into
the
wilderness;
for,
behold,
he
had
taken
those
who
went
with
him,
and
went
up
in
the
b
land
of
Nephi
among
the
Lamanites,
and
did
c
stir
up
the
Lamanites
to
anger
against
the
people
of
Nephi,
insomuch
that
the
king
of
the
Lamanites
sent
a
proclamation
throughout
all
his
land,
among
all
his
people,
that
they
should
gather
themselves
together
again
to
go
to
battle
against
the
Nephites.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
the
proclamation
had
gone
forth
among
them
they
were
exceedingly
afraid;
yea,
they
a
feared
to
displease
the
king,
and
they
also
feared
to
go
to
battle
against
the
Nephites
lest
they
should
lose
their
lives.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
would
not,
or
the
more
part
of
them
would
not,
obey
the
commandments
of
the
king.
3 And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
king
was
wroth
because
of
their
disobedience;
therefore
he
gave
Amalickiah
the
command
of
that
part
of
his
army
which
was
obedient
unto
his
commands,
and
commanded
him
that
he
should
go
forth
and
a
compel
them
to
arms.
4 Now
behold,
this
was
the
desire
of
Amalickiah;
for
he
being
a
very
a
subtle
man
to
do
evil
therefore
he
laid
the
plan
in
his
heart
to
b
dethrone
the
king
of
the
Lamanites.
5 And
now
he
had
got
the
command
of
those
parts
of
the
Lamanites
who
were
in
favor
of
the
king;
and
he
sought
to
gain
favor
of
those
who
were
not
obedient;
therefore
he
went
forward
to
the
place
which
was
called
a
Onidah,
for
thither
had
all
the
Lamanites
fled;
for
they
discovered
the
army
coming,
and,
supposing
that
they
were
coming
to
destroy
them,
therefore
they
fled
to
Onidah,
to
the
place
of
arms.
6 And
they
had
appointed
a
man
to
be
a
king
and
a
leader
over
them,
being
fixed
in
their
minds
with
a
determined
resolution
that
they
would
a
not
be
subjected
to
go
against
the
Nephites.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
had
gathered
themselves
together
upon
the
top
of
the
mount
which
was
called
Antipas,
in
preparation
to
battle.
8 Now
it
was
not
Amalickiah's
intention
to
give
them
battle
according
to
the
commandments
of
the
king;
but
behold,
it
was
his
intention
to
gain
favor
with
the
armies
of
the
Lamanites,
that
he
might
place
himself
at
their
head
and
dethrone
the
king
and
take
possession
of
the
kingdom.
9 And
behold,
it
came
to
pass
that
he
caused
his
army
to
pitch
their
tents
in
the
valley
which
was
near
the
mount
Antipas.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
it
was
night
he
sent
a
secret
embassy
into
the
mount
Antipas,
desiring
that
the
leader
of
those
who
were
upon
the
mount,
whose
name
was
Lehonti,
that
he
should
come
down
to
the
foot
of
the
mount,
for
he
desired
to
speak
with
him.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Lehonti
received
the
message
he
durst
not
go
down
to
the
foot
of
the
mount.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
sent
again
the
second
time,
desiring
him
to
come
down.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lehonti
would
not;
and
he
sent
again
the
third
time.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Amalickiah
found
that
he
could
not
get
Lehonti
to
come
down
off
from
the
mount,
he
went
up
into
the
mount,
nearly
to
Lehonti's
camp;
and
he
sent
again
the
fourth
time
his
message
unto
Lehonti,
desiring
that
he
would
come
down,
and
that
he
would
bring
his
guards
with
him.
13 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Lehonti
had
come
down
with
his
guards
to
Amalickiah,
that
Amalickiah
desired
him
to
come
down
with
his
army
in
the
night-time,
and
surround
those
men
in
their
camps
over
whom
the
king
had
given
him
command,
and
that
he
would
deliver
them
up
into
Lehonti's
hands,
if
he
would
make
him
(Amalickiah)
a
second
a
leader
over
the
whole
army.
14 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lehonti
came
down
with
his
men
and
surrounded
the
men
of
Amalickiah,
so
that
before
they
awoke
at
the
dawn
of
day
they
were
surrounded
by
the
armies
of
Lehonti.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
they
saw
that
they
were
surrounded,
they
pled
with
Amalickiah
that
he
would
suffer
them
to
fall
in
with
their
brethren,
that
they
might
not
be
destroyed.
Now
this
was
the
very
thing
which
Amalickiah
desired.
16 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
delivered
his
men,
a
contrary
to
the
commands
of
the
king.
Now
this
was
the
thing
that
Amalickiah
desired,
that
he
might
accomplish
his
designs
in
dethroning
the
king.
17 Now
it
was
the
custom
among
the
Lamanites,
if
their
chief
leader
was
killed,
to
appoint
the
second
leader
to
be
their
chief
leader.
18 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
caused
that
one
of
his
servants
should
administer
a
poison
by
degrees
to
Lehonti,
that
he
died.
19 Now,
when
Lehonti
was
dead,
the
Lamanites
appointed
Amalickiah
to
be
their
leader
and
their
chief
commander.
20 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
marched
with
his
armies
(for
he
had
gained
his
desires)
to
the
a
land
of
Nephi,
to
the
city
of
Nephi,
which
was
the
chief
city.
21 And
the
king
came
out
to
meet
him
with
his
guards,
for
he
supposed
that
Amalickiah
had
a
fulfilled
his
commands,
and
that
Amalickiah
had
gathered
together
so
great
an
army
to
go
against
the
Nephites
to
battle.
22 But
behold,
as
the
king
came
out
to
meet
him
Amalickiah
caused
that
his
servants
should
go
forth
to
meet
the
king.
And
they
went
and
a
bowed
themselves
before
the
king,
as
if
to
reverence
him
because
of
his
greatness.
23 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
king
put
forth
his
hand
to
raise
them,
as
was
the
custom
with
the
Lamanites,
as
a
token
of
peace,
which
custom
they
had
taken
from
the
Nephites.
24 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
he
had
raised
the
first
from
the
ground,
behold
he
stabbed
the
king
to
the
heart;
and
he
fell
to
the
earth.
25 Now
the
servants
of
the
king
fled;
and
the
servants
of
Amalickiah
raised
a
cry,
saying:
26 Behold,
the
servants
of
the
king
have
stabbed
him
to
the
heart,
and
he
has
fallen
and
they
have
fled;
behold,
come
and
see.
27 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
commanded
that
his
armies
should
march
forth
and
see
what
had
happened
to
the
king;
and
when
they
had
come
to
the
spot,
and
found
the
king
lying
in
his
gore,
Amalickiah
pretended
to
be
wroth,
and
said:
Whosoever
loved
the
king,
let
him
go
forth,
and
pursue
his
servants
that
they
may
be
slain.
28 And
it
came
to
pass
that
all
they
who
loved
the
king,
when
they
heard
these
words,
came
forth
and
pursued
after
the
servants
of
the
king.
29 Now
when
the
a
servants
of
the
king
saw
an
army
pursuing
after
them,
they
were
frightened
again,
and
fled
into
the
wilderness,
and
came
over
into
the
land
of
Zarahemla
and
joined
the
b
people
of
Ammon.
30 And
the
army
which
pursued
after
them
returned,
having
pursued
after
them
in
vain;
and
thus
Amalickiah,
by
his
a
fraud,
gained
the
hearts
of
the
people.
31 And
it
came
to
pass
on
the
morrow
he
entered
the
city
Nephi
with
his
armies,
and
took
possession
of
the
city.
32 And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
queen,
when
she
had
heard
that
the
king
was
slain—for
Amalickiah
had
sent
an
embassy
to
the
queen
informing
her
that
the
king
had
been
slain
by
his
servants,
that
he
had
pursued
them
with
his
army,
but
it
was
in
vain,
and
they
had
made
their
escape—
33 Therefore,
when
the
queen
had
received
this
message
she
sent
unto
Amalickiah,
desiring
him
that
he
would
spare
the
people
of
the
city;
and
she
also
desired
him
that
he
should
come
in
unto
her;
and
she
also
desired
him
that
he
should
bring
a
witnesses
with
him
to
testify
concerning
the
death
of
the
king.
34 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
took
the
same
servant
that
slew
the
king,
and
all
them
who
were
with
him,
and
went
in
unto
the
queen,
unto
the
place
where
she
sat;
and
they
all
a
testified
unto
her
that
the
king
was
slain
by
his
own
servants;
and
they
said
also:
They
have
fled;
does
not
this
testify
against
them?
And
thus
they
satisfied
the
queen
concerning
the
death
of
the
king.
35 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amalickiah
sought
the
a
favor
of
the
queen,
and
took
her
unto
him
to
wife;
and
thus
by
his
b
fraud,
and
by
the
assistance
of
his
cunning
servants,
he
c
obtained
the
kingdom;
yea,
he
was
acknowledged
king
throughout
all
the
land,
among
all
the
people
of
the
Lamanites,
who
were
d
composed
of
the
Lamanites
and
the
Lemuelites
and
the
Ishmaelites,
and
all
the
dissenters
of
the
Nephites,
from
the
reign
of
Nephi
down
to
the
present
time.
36 Now
these
a
dissenters,
having
the
same
instruction
and
the
same
information
of
the
Nephites,
yea,
having
been
instructed
in
the
same
b
knowledge
of
the
Lord,
nevertheless,
it
is
strange
to
relate,
not
long
after
their
dissensions
they
became
more
hardened
and
c
impenitent,
and
more
wild,
wicked
and
ferocious
than
the
Lamanites—drinking
in
with
the
d
traditions
of
the
Lamanites;
giving
way
to
e
indolence,
and
all
manner
of
lasciviousness;
yea,
entirely
forgetting
the
Lord
their
God.
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