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Chapter 11
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1 And there came also in the days of Com many prophets,
and prophesied of the destruction of that great people except they should
repent, and turn unto the Lord, and forsake their murders and wickedness.
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2 And it came to pass that the prophets were rejected by
the people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought to
destroy them.
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3 And they prophesied unto Com many things; and he was
blessed in all the remainder of his days.
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4 And he lived to a good old age, and begat Shiblom; and
Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom rebelled against
him, and there began to be an exceedingly great war in all the land.
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5 And it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom caused
that all the prophets who prophesied of the destruction of the people should
be put to death;
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6 And there was great calamity in all the land, for they
had testified that a great curse should come upon the land, and also upon the
people, and that there should be a great destruction among them, such an one
as never had been upon the face of the earth, and their bones should become
as heaps of earth upon the face of the land except they should repent of
their wickedness.
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7 And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because
of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began to be wars and
contentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch
that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon
the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.
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8 And the people began to repent of their iniquity; and
inasmuch as they did the Lord did have mercy on them.
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9 And it came to pass that Shiblom was slain, and Seth was
brought into captivity, and did dwell in captivity all his days.
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10 And it came to pass that Ahah, his son, did obtain the
kingdom; and he did reign over the people all his days. And he did do all
manner of iniquity in his days, by which he did cause the shedding of much
blood; and few were his days.
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11 And Ethem, being a descendant of Ahah, did obtain the
kingdom; and he also did do that which was wicked in his days.
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12 And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there
came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did
prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the
earth except they repented of their iniquities.
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13 And it came to pass that the people hardened their
hearts, and would not hearken unto their words; and the prophets mourned and
withdrew from among the people.
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14 And it came to pass that Ethem did execute judgment in
wickedness all his days; and he begat Moron. And it came to pass that Moron
did reign in his stead; and Moron did that which was wicked before the Lord.
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15 And it came to pass that there arose a rebellion among
the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get
power and gain; and there arose a mighty man among them in iniquity, and gave
battle unto Moron, in which he did overthrow the half of the kingdom; and he
did maintain the half of the kingdom for many years.
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16 And it came to pass that Moron did overthrow him, and
did obtain the kingdom again.
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17 And it came to pass that there arose another mighty
man; and he was a descendant of the brother of Jared.
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18 And it came to pass that he did overthrow Moron and
obtain the kingdom; wherefore, Moron dwelt in captivity all the remainder of
his days; and he begat Coriantor.
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19 And it came to pass that Coriantor dwelt in captivity
all his days.
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20 And in the days of Coriantor there also came many
prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance
unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute
judgment against them to their utter destruction;
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21 And that the Lord God would send or bring forth another
people to possess the land, by his power, after the manner by which he
brought their fathers.
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22 And they did reject all the words of the prophets,
because of their secret society and wicked abominations.
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23 And it came to pass that Coriantor begat Ether, and he
died, having dwelt in captivity all his days.
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