th to his army, because of secret
combinations.
Ether 14:9
9 And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he
sat upon his throne.
Ether 14:10
10 And it came to pass that one of the secret combinations
murdered him in a secret pass, and obtained unto himself the
kingdom; and his name was Lib; and Lib was a man of great
stature, more than any other man among all the people.
Ether 14:11
11 And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib, Coriantumr
came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.
Ether 14:12
12 And it came to pass that he fought with Lib, in which Lib did
smite upon his arm that he was wounded; nevertheless, the army of
Coriantumr did press forward upon Lib, that he fled to the
borders upon the seashore.
Ether 14:13
13 And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave
battle unto him upon the seashore.
Ether 14:14
14 And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of
Coriantumr, that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.
Ether 14:15
15 And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him until he came to
the plains of Agosh. And Coriantumr had taken all the people
with him as he fled before Lib in that quarter of the land
whither he fled.
Ether 14:16
16 And when he had come to the plains of Agosh he gave battle
unto Lib, and he smote upon him until he died; nevertheless, the
brother of Lib did come against Coriantumr in the stead thereof,
and the battle became exceedingly sore, in the which Coriantumr
fled again before the army of the brother of Lib.
Ether 14:17
17 Now the name of the brother of Lib was called Shiz. And it
came to pass that Shiz pursued after Coriantumr, and he did
overthrow many cities, and he did slay both women and children,
and he did burn the cities.
Ether 14:18
18 And there went a fear of Shiz throughout all the land; yea, a
cry went forth throughout the land--Who can stand before the army
of Shiz? Behold, he sweepeth the earth before him!
Ether 14:19
19 And it came to pass that the people began to flock together
in armies, throughout all the face of the land.
Ether 14:20
20 And they were divided; and a part of them fled to the army of
Shiz, and a part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr.
Ether 14:21
21 And so great and lasting had been the war, and so long had
been the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that the whole face of
the land was covered with the bodies of the dead.
Ether 14:22
22 An
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