Unit 104

it came to pass that

47 occurrences in 45 verses

Ether 13:15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29,

Ether 14:4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 26, 29, 30,

Ether 15:4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Ether 13:15

And it came to pass that in that same year

in which he was cast out from among the people

there began to be a great war among the people,

for there were many who rose up, who were mighty men,

and sought to destroy Coriantumr

by their secret plans of wickedness, of which hath been spoken.

Ether 13:18

Wherefore, it came to pass that

in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock,

there were many people who were slain by the sword

of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr

that they might obtain the kingdom.

Ether 13:19

And it came to pass that the sons of Coriantumr fought much and bled much.

Ether 13:22

And it came to pass that Coriantumr repented not,

neither his household, neither the people;

and the wars ceased not;

and they sought to kill Ether,

but he fled from before them and hid again in the cavity of the rock.

Ether 13:23

And it came to pass that there arose up Shared,

and he also gave battle unto Coriantumr;

and he did beat him,

insomuch that in the third year he did bring him into captivity.

Ether 13:27

And it came to pass that Coriantumr was exceedingly angry with Shared,

and he went against him with his armies to battle;

and they did meet in great anger,

and they did meet in the valley of Gilgal;

and the battle became exceedingly sore.

Ether 13:28

And it came to pass that Shared fought against him for the space of three days.

And it came to pass that Coriantumr beat him, and did pursue him

until he came to the plains of Heshlon.

Ether 13:29

And it came to pass that Shared gave him battle again upon the plains;

and behold, he did beat Coriantumr,

and drove him back again to the valley of Gilgal.

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 14:7

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 14:9

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.

Ether 14:11

And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib,

Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.

Ether 14:12

And it came to pass that he fought with Lib,

in which Lib did smite upon his arm that he was wounded;

nevertheless, the army of Coriantumr did press forward upon Lib,

that he fled to the borders upon the seashore.

Ether 14:13

And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him;

and Lib gave battle unto him upon the seashore.

Ether 14:14

And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr,

that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.

Ether 14:15

And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him

until he came to the plains of Agosh.

And Coriantumr had taken all the people with him as he fled before Lib

in that quarter of the land whither he fled.

Ether 14:17

Now the name of the brother of Lib was called Shiz.

And it came to pass that Shiz pursued after Coriantumr,

and he did overthrow many cities,

and he did slay both women and children,

and he did burn the cities.

Ether 14:19

And it came to pass that the people began to flock together in armies,

throughout all the face of the land.

Ether 14:26

And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumr eastward,

even to the borders by the seashore,

and there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.

Ether 14:29

And it came to pass that they came forth, but were driven again;

and they came the second time, and they were driven again the second time.

And it came to pass that they came again the third time,

and the battle became exceedingly sore.

Ether 14:30

And it came to pass that Shiz smote upon Coriantumr

that he gave him many deep wounds;

and Coriantumr, having lost his blood, fainted,

and was carried away as though he were dead.

Ether 15:4

And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz,

desiring him that he would spare the people,

and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

Ether 15:5

And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle

he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr,

that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword,

that he would spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:6

And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity;

and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz;

and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr;

wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

Ether 15:8

And it came to pass that he came to the waters of Ripliancum,

which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all;

wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched their tents;

and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them;

and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.

Ether 15:9

And it came to pass that they fought an exceedingly sore battle,

in which Coriantumr was wounded again,

and he fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:10

And it came to pass that

the armies of Coriantumr did press upon the armies of Shiz

that they beat them,

that they caused them to flee before them;

and they did flee southward,

and did pitch their tents in a place which was called Ogath.

Ether 15:11

And it came to pass that

the army of Coriantumr did pitch their tents by the hill Ramah;

and it was that same hill

where my father Mormon did hide up the records unto the Lord,

which were sacred.

Ether 15:12

And it came to pass that they did gather together

all the people upon all the face of the land,

who had not been slain,

save it was Ether.

Ether 15:13

And it came to pass that Ether did behold all the doings of the people;

and he beheld that the people who were for Coriantumr

were gathered together to the army of Coriantumr;

and the people who were for Shiz

were gathered together to the army of Shiz.

Ether 15:15

And it came to pass that when they were all gathered together,

every one to the army which he would,

with their wives and their children —

both men, women and children being armed with weapons of war,

having shields, and breastplates, and head-plates,

and being clothed after the manner of war —

they did march forth one against another to battle;

and they fought all that day, and conquered not.

Ether 15:16

And it came to pass that when it was night

they were weary, and retired to their camps;

and after they had retired to their camps

they took up a howling and a lamentation for the loss of the slain of their people;

and so great were their cries, their howlings and lamentations,

that they did rend the air exceedingly.

Ether 15:17

And it came to pass that on the morrow they did go again to battle,

and great and terrible was that day;

nevertheless, they conquered not,

and when the night came

again they did rend the air

with their cries, and their howlings, and their mournings,

for the loss of the slain of their people.

Ether 15:18

And it came to pass that Coriantumr wrote again an epistle unto Shiz,

desiring that he would not come again to battle,

but that he would take the kingdom, and spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:20

And it came to pass that they fought all that day,

and when the night came they slept upon their swords.

Ether 15:24

And it came to pass that they slept upon their swords that night,

and on the morrow they fought again,

and they contended in their might

with their swords and with their shields, all that day.

Ether 15:26

And it came to pass that they ate and slept,

and prepared for death on the morrow.

And they were large and mighty men as to the strength of men.

Ether 15:27

And it came to pass that they fought for the space of three hours,

and they fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:28

And it came to pass that

when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength

that they could walk,

they were about to flee for their lives;

but behold, Shiz arose, and also his men,

and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr

or he would perish by the sword.

Ether 15:29

Wherefore, he did pursue them,

and on the morrow he did overtake them;

and they fought again with the sword.

And it came to pass that when they had all fallen by the sword,

save it were Coriantumr and Shiz,

behold Shiz had fainted with the loss of blood.

Ether 15:30

And it came to pass that when Coriantumr had leaned upon his sword,

that he rested a little,

he smote off the head of Shiz.

Ether 15:31

And it came to pass that after he had smitten off the head of Shiz,

that Shiz raised up on his hands and fell;

and after that he had struggled for breath, he died.

Ether 15:32

And it came to pass that Coriantumr fell to the earth,

and became as if he had no life.