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Mosiah 23
Alma refuses to be king—He serves as high priest—The Lord chastens His people, and the Lamanites conquer the land of Helam—Amulon, leader of King Noah's wicked priests, rules subject to the Lamanite monarch. About 145–121 B.C.
Now
Alma,
having
been
a
warned
of
the
Lord
that
the
armies
of
king
Noah
would
come
upon
them,
and
having
made
it
known
to
his
people,
therefore
they
gathered
together
their
flocks,
and
took
of
their
grain,
and
b
departed
into
the
wilderness
before
the
armies
of
king
Noah.
2 And
the
Lord
did
strengthen
them,
that
the
people
of
king
Noah
could
not
overtake
them
to
destroy
them.
3 And
they
fled
a
eight
days'
journey
into
the
wilderness.
4 And
they
came
to
a
land,
yea,
even
a
very
beautiful
and
pleasant
land,
a
land
of
pure
water.
5 And
they
pitched
their
tents,
and
began
to
till
the
ground,
and
began
to
build
buildings;
yea,
they
were
a
industrious,
and
did
labor
exceedingly.
6 And
the
people
were
desirous
that
Alma
should
be
their
a
king,
for
he
was
beloved
by
his
people.
7 But
he
said
unto
them:
Behold,
it
is
not
expedient
that
we
should
have
a
king;
for
thus
saith
the
Lord:
Ye
shall
a
not
esteem
one
flesh
above
another,
or
one
man
shall
not
think
himself
above
another;
therefore
I
say
unto
you
it
is
not
expedient
that
ye
should
have
a
king.
8 Nevertheless,
if
it
a
were
possible
that
ye
could
always
have
just
men
to
be
your
b
kings
it
would
be
well
for
you
to
have
a
king.
9 But
remember
the
a
iniquity
of
king
Noah
and
his
b
priests;
and
I
myself
was
c
caught
in
a
snare,
and
did
many
things
which
were
abominable
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord,
which
caused
me
sore
d
repentance;
10 Nevertheless,
a
after
much
b
tribulation,
the
Lord
did
hear
my
cries,
and
did
answer
my
prayers,
and
has
made
me
an
c
instrument
in
his
hands
in
bringing
d
so
many
of
you
to
a
knowledge
of
his
truth.
11 Nevertheless,
in
this
I
do
not
glory,
for
I
am
unworthy
to
glory
of
myself.
12 And
now
I
say
unto
you,
ye
have
been
a
oppressed
by
king
Noah,
and
have
been
in
bondage
to
him
and
his
priests,
and
have
been
b
brought
into
iniquity
by
them;
therefore
ye
were
bound
with
the
c
bands
of
iniquity.
13 And
now
as
ye
have
been
delivered
by
the
power
of
God
out
of
these
bonds;
yea,
even
out
of
the
a
hands
of
king
Noah
and
his
people,
and
also
from
the
b
bonds
of
iniquity,
even
so
I
desire
that
ye
should
c
stand
fast
in
this
d
liberty
wherewith
ye
have
been
made
free,
and
that
ye
trust
e
no
man
to
be
a
king
over
you.
14 And
also
trust
no
one
to
be
your
a
teacher
nor
your
minister,
except
he
be
a
man
of
God,
walking
in
his
ways
and
keeping
his
commandments.
15 Thus
did
Alma
teach
his
people,
that
every
man
should
a
love
his
b
neighbor
c
as
himself,
that
there
should
be
no
d
contention
among
them.
16 And
now,
Alma
was
their
a
high
priest,
he
being
the
founder
of
their
church.
17 And
it
came
to
pass
that
none
received
a
authority
to
preach
or
to
teach
except
it
were
by
him
from
God.
Therefore
he
b
consecrated
all
their
priests
and
all
their
teachers;
and
none
were
consecrated
except
they
were
just
men.
18 Therefore
they
did
watch
over
their
people,
and
did
a
nourish
them
with
things
pertaining
to
righteousness.
19 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
began
to
prosper
exceedingly
in
the
land;
and
they
called
the
land
a
Helam.
20 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
did
multiply
and
prosper
exceedingly
in
the
land
of
Helam;
and
they
built
a
city,
which
they
called
the
city
of
Helam.
21 Nevertheless
the
Lord
seeth
fit
to
a
chasten
his
people;
yea,
he
trieth
their
b
patience
and
their
faith.
22 Nevertheless—whosoever
putteth
his
a
trust
in
him
the
same
shall
be
b
lifted
up
at
the
last
day.
Yea,
and
thus
it
was
with
this
people.
23 For
behold,
I
will
show
unto
you
that
they
were
brought
into
a
bondage,
and
none
could
deliver
them
but
the
Lord
their
God,
yea,
even
the
God
of
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
of
Jacob.
24 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
did
deliver
them,
and
he
did
show
forth
his
mighty
power
unto
them,
and
great
were
their
rejoicings.
25 For
behold,
it
came
to
pass
that
while
they
were
in
the
land
of
Helam,
yea,
in
the
city
of
Helam,
while
tilling
the
land
round
about,
behold
an
army
of
the
Lamanites
was
in
the
borders
of
the
land.
26 Now
it
came
to
pass
that
the
brethren
of
Alma
fled
from
their
fields,
and
gathered
themselves
together
in
the
city
of
Helam;
and
they
were
much
frightened
because
of
the
appearance
of
the
Lamanites.
27 But
Alma
went
forth
and
stood
among
them,
and
exhorted
them
that
they
should
not
be
frightened,
but
that
they
should
remember
the
Lord
their
God
and
he
would
deliver
them.
28 Therefore
they
hushed
their
fears,
and
began
to
cry
unto
the
Lord
that
he
would
soften
the
hearts
of
the
Lamanites,
that
they
would
spare
them,
and
their
wives,
and
their
children.
29 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Lord
did
soften
the
hearts
of
the
Lamanites.
And
Alma
and
his
brethren
went
forth
and
delivered
themselves
up
into
their
hands;
and
the
Lamanites
took
possession
of
the
land
of
Helam.
30 Now
the
a
armies
of
the
Lamanites,
which
had
followed
after
the
people
of
king
Limhi,
had
been
lost
in
the
wilderness
for
many
days.
31 And
behold,
they
had
found
those
priests
of
king
Noah,
in
a
place
which
they
called
a
Amulon;
and
they
had
begun
to
possess
the
land
of
Amulon
and
had
begun
to
till
the
ground.
32 Now
the
name
of
the
leader
of
those
priests
was
a
Amulon.
33 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Amulon
did
plead
with
the
Lamanites;
and
he
also
sent
forth
their
wives,
who
were
the
a
daughters
of
the
Lamanites,
to
plead
with
their
brethren,
that
they
should
not
destroy
their
husbands.
34 And
the
Lamanites
had
a
compassion
on
Amulon
and
his
brethren,
and
did
not
destroy
them,
because
of
their
wives.
35 And
a
Amulon
and
his
brethren
did
join
the
Lamanites,
and
they
were
traveling
in
the
wilderness
in
search
of
the
land
of
Nephi
when
they
discovered
the
land
of
Helam,
which
was
possessed
by
Alma
and
his
brethren.
36 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Lamanites
promised
unto
Alma
and
his
brethren,
that
if
they
would
show
them
the
a
way
which
led
to
the
land
of
Nephi
that
they
would
grant
unto
them
their
lives
and
their
liberty.
37 But
after
Alma
had
shown
them
the
way
that
led
to
the
land
of
Nephi
the
Lamanites
would
not
keep
their
promise;
but
they
set
a
guards
round
about
the
land
of
Helam,
over
Alma
and
his
brethren.
38 And
the
remainder
of
them
went
to
the
land
of
Nephi;
and
a
part
of
them
returned
to
the
land
of
Helam,
and
also
brought
with
them
the
wives
and
the
children
of
the
guards
who
had
been
left
in
the
land.
39 And
the
king
of
the
Lamanites
had
granted
unto
Amulon
that
he
should
be
a
king
and
a
ruler
over
his
people,
who
were
in
the
land
of
Helam;
nevertheless
he
should
have
no
power
to
do
anything
contrary
to
the
will
of
the
king
of
the
Lamanites.
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