Unit 101

Jared

33 occurrences in 25 verses

Ether 6:1, 2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29,

Ether 7:5,

Ether 8:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17

Ether 6:1

And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record of Jared and his brother.

Ether 6:2

For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the stones

which the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount,

the brother of Jared came down out of the mount,

and he did put forth the stones into the vessels which were prepared,

one in each end thereof;

and behold, they did give light unto the vessels.

Ether 6:9

And they did sing praises unto the Lord;

yea, the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord,

and he did thank and praise the Lord all the day long;

and when the night came, they did not cease to praise the Lord.

Ether 6:14

And Jared had four sons;

and they were called Jacom, and Gilgah, and Mahah, and Orihah.

Ether 6:15

And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters.

Ether 6:16

And the friends of Jared and his brother

were in number about twenty and two souls;

and they also begat sons and daughters before they came to the promised land;

and therefore they began to be many.

Ether 6:19

And the brother of Jared began to be old,

and saw that he must soon go down to the grave;

wherefore he said unto Jared:

Let us gather together our people that we may number them,

that we may know of them what they will desire of us

before we go down to our graves.

Ether 6:20

And accordingly the people were gathered together.

Now the number of the sons and the daughters of the brother of Jared

were twenty and two souls;

and the number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve,

he having four sons.

Ether 6:23

And now behold, this was grievous unto them.

And the brother of Jared said unto them:

Surely this thing leadeth into captivity.

Ether 6:24

But Jared said unto his brother:

Suffer them that they may have a king.

And therefore he said unto them:

Choose ye out from among our sons a king, even whom ye will.

Ether 6:25

And it came to pass that

they chose even the firstborn of the brother of Jared;

and his name was Pagag.

And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king.

And the people would that his father should constrain him,

but his father would not;

and he commanded them

that they should constrain no man to be their king.

Ether 6:27

And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared,

even all save it were one;

and Orihah was anointed to be king over the people.

Ether 6:29

And it came to pass that Jared died, and his brother also.

Ether 7:5

And when he had gathered together an army

he came up unto the land of Moron where the king dwelt, and took him captive,

which brought to pass the saying of the brother of Jared

that they would be brought into captivity.

Ether 8:1

And it came to pass that he begat Omer,

and Omer reigned in his stead.

And Omer begat Jared;

and Jared begat sons and daughters.

Ether 8:2

And Jared rebelled against his father,

and came and dwelt in the land of Heth.

And it came to pass that he did flatter many people,

because of his cunning words,

until he had gained the half of the kingdom.

Ether 8:5

And they were exceedingly angry because of the doings of Jared their brother,

insomuch that they did raise an army and gave battle unto Jared.

And it came to pass that they did give battle unto him by night.

Ether 8:6

And it came to pass that when they had slain the army of Jared

they were about to slay him also;

and he plead with them that they would not slay him,

and he would give up the kingdom unto his father.

And it came to pass that they did grant unto him his life.

Ether 8:7

And now Jared became exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of the kingdom,

for he had set his heart upon the kingdom and upon the glory of the world.

Ether 8:8

Now the daughter of Jared being exceedingly expert,

and seeing the sorrows of her father,

thought to devise a plan whereby she could redeem the kingdom unto her father.

Ether 8:9

Now the daughter of Jared was exceedingly fair.

And it came to pass that she did talk with her father, and said unto him:

Whereby hath my father so much sorrow?

Hath he not read the record which our fathers brought across the great deep?

Behold, is there not an account concerning them of old,

that they by their secret plans did obtain kingdoms and great glory?

Ether 8:11

And now Omer was a friend to Akish;

wherefore, when Jared had sent for Akish,

the daughter of Jared danced before him

that she pleased him,

insomuch that he desired her to wife.

And it came to pass that he said unto Jared:

Give her unto me to wife.

Ether 8:12

And Jared said unto him:

I will give her unto you,

if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

Ether 8:13

And it came to pass that

Akish gathered in unto the house of Jared all his kinsfolk,

and said unto them:

Will ye swear unto me that ye will be faithful unto me

in the thing which I shall desire of you?

Ether 8:17

And it was the daughter of Jared

who put it into his heart to search up these things of old;

and Jared put it into the heart of Akish;

wherefore, Akish administered it unto his kindred and friends,

leading them away by fair promises to do whatsoever thing he desired.