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Unit 101
Segment 6 of 9 [#645]
The Reign of Shule (Noah and Cohor rebel; Nimrod Restores)
Ether 7:10 - Ether 7:27
Duration: 3:05
Ether 7:10
And now because of the thing which Shule had done,
his father bestowed upon him the kingdom;
therefore he began to reign in the stead of his father.
Ether 7:11
And it came to pass that he did execute judgment in righteousness;
and he did spread his kingdom upon all the face of the land,
for the people had become exceedingly numerous.
Ether 7:12
And it came to pass that Shule also begat many sons and daughters.
Ether 7:13
And Corihor repented of the many evils which he had done;
wherefore Shule gave him power in his kingdom.
Ether 7:14
And it came to pass that Corihor had many sons and daughters.
And among the sons of Corihor there was one whose name was Noah.
Ether 7:15
And it came to pass that
Noah rebelled against Shule, the king, and also his father Corihor,
and drew away Cohor his brother,
and also all his brethren and many of the people.
Ether 7:16
And he gave battle unto Shule, the king,
in which he did obtain the land of their first inheritance;
and he became a king over that part of the land.
Ether 7:17
And it came to pass that he gave battle again unto Shule, the king;
and he took Shule, the king, and carried him away captive into Moron.
Ether 7:18
And it came to pass as he was about to put him to death,
the sons of Shule crept into the house of Noah by night and slew him,
and broke down the door of the prison and brought out their father,
and placed him upon his throne in his own kingdom.
Ether 7:19
Wherefore, the son of Noah did build up his kingdom in his stead;
nevertheless they did not gain power any more over Shule the king,
and the people who were under the reign of Shule the king
did prosper exceedingly and wax great.
Ether 7:20
And the country was divided; and there were two kingdoms,
the kingdom of Shule, and the kingdom of Cohor, the son of Noah.
Ether 7:21
And Cohor, the son of Noah, caused
that his people should give battle unto Shule,
in which Shule did beat them and did slay Cohor.
Ether 7:22
And now Cohor had a son who was called Nimrod;
and Nimrod gave up the kingdom of Cohor unto Shule,
and he did gain favor in the eyes of Shule;
wherefore Shule did bestow great favors upon him,
and he did do in the kingdom of Shule according to his desires.
Ether 7:23
And also in the reign of Shule there came prophets among the people,
who were sent from the Lord,
prophesying that the wickedness and idolatry of the people
was bringing a curse upon the land,
and they should be destroyed if they did not repent.
Ether 7:24
And it came to pass that
the people did revile against the prophets, and did mock them.
And it came to pass that king Shule did execute judgment
against all those who did revile against the prophets.
Ether 7:25
And he did execute a law throughout all the land,
which gave power unto the prophets
that they should go whithersoever they would;
and by this cause the people were brought unto repentance.
Ether 7:26
And because the people did repent of their iniquities and idolatries
the Lord did spare them,
and they began to prosper again in the land.
And it came to pass that Shule begat sons and daughters in his old age.
Ether 7:27
And there were no more wars in the days of Shule;
and he remembered the great things that the Lord had done for his fathers
in bringing them across the great deep into the promised land;
wherefore he did execute judgment in righteousness all his days.
The End of Unit 101 - Segment 6