Unit 101

the kingdom

12 occurrences in 9 verses

Ether 7:9, 10, 20, 22,

Ether 8:2, 3, 6, 7, 8

Ether 7:9

Wherefore, he came to the hill Ephraim,

and he did molten out of the hill, and made swords out of steel

for those whom he had drawn away with him;

and after he had armed them with swords

he returned to the city Nehor

and gave battle unto his brother Corihor,

by which means he obtained the kingdom

and restored it unto his father Kib.

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 7:20

And the country was divided; and there were two kingdoms,

the kingdom of Shule, and the kingdom of Cohor, the son of Noah.

Ether 7:22

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 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 8:3

And when he had gained the half of the kingdom

he gave battle unto his father,

and he did carry away his father into captivity,

and did make him serve in captivity;

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.