the Words of Mormon 1:12

And now, concerning this king Benjamin —

he had somewhat of contentions among his own people.

the Words of Mormon 1:13

And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down

out of the land of Nephi, to battle against his people.

But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies,

and he did stand against them;

and he did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban.

the Words of Mormon 1:14

And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against their enemies,

until they had slain many thousands of the Lamanites.

And it came to pass that they did contend against the Lamanites

until they had driven them out of all the lands of their inheritance.

the Words of Mormon 1:15

And it came to pass that after there had been false Christs,

and their mouths had been shut,

and they punished according to their crimes;

the Words of Mormon 1:16

And after there had been false prophets,

and false preachers and teachers among the people,

and all these having been punished according to their crimes;

and after there having been much contention

and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites,

behold, it came to pass that king Benjamin,

with the assistance of the holy prophets who were among his people —

the Words of Mormon 1:17

For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man,

and he did reign over his people in righteousness;

and there were many holy men in the land,

and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority;

and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people —

the Words of Mormon 1:18

Wherefore, with the help of these,

king Benjamin, by laboring with all the might of his body

and the faculty of his whole soul,

and also the prophets,

did once more establish peace in the land.