Ether 14:1

And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land

because of the iniquity of the people,

in which, if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon his shelf,

or upon the place whither he would keep it,

behold, upon the morrow, he could not find it,

so great was the curse upon the land.

Ether 14:2

Wherefore every man did cleave

unto that which was his own,

with his hands,

and would not borrow neither would he lend;

and every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand,

in the defence of his property

and his own life and of his wives and children.

Ether 14:3

And now, after the space of two years, and after the death of Shared,

behold, there arose the brother of Shared

and he gave battle unto Coriantumr,

in which Coriantumr did beat him

and did pursue him to the wilderness of Akish.

Ether 14:4

And it came to pass that

the brother of Shared did give battle unto him in the wilderness of Akish;

and the battle became exceedingly sore,

and many thousands fell by the sword.

Ether 14:5

And it came to pass that Coriantumr did lay siege to the wilderness;

and the brother of Shared did march forth out of the wilderness by night,

and slew a part of the army of Coriantumr,

as they were drunken.

Ether 14:6

And he came forth to the land of Moron,

and placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr.

Ether 14:7

And it came to pass that

Coriantumr dwelt with his army in the wilderness for the space of two years,

in which he did receive great strength to his army.

Ether 14:8

Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead,

also received great strength to his army, because of secret combinations.

Ether 14:9

And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he sat upon his throne.

Ether 14:10

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.