Alma 16:1

And it came to pass

in the eleventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

on the fifth day of the second month,

there having been much peace in the land of Zarahemla,

there having been no wars nor contentions for a certain number of years,

even until the fifth day of the second month in the eleventh year,

there was a cry of war heard throughout the land.

Alma 16:2

For behold, the armies of the Lamanites had come in upon the wilderness side,

into the borders of the land, even into the city of Ammonihah,

and began to slay the people and destroy the city.

Alma 16:3

And now it came to pass,

before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land,

they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah,

and also some around the borders of Noah,

and taken others captive into the wilderness.

Alma 16:4

Now it came to pass that the Nephites were desirous to obtain those

who had been carried away captive into the wilderness.

Alma 16:5

Therefore, he that had been appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites,

(and his name was Zoram, and he had two sons, Lehi and Aha) —

now Zoram and his two sons, knowing that Alma was high priest over the church,

and having heard that he had the spirit of prophecy,

therefore they went unto him and desired of him

to know whither the Lord would that they should go into the wilderness

in search of their brethren, who had been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Alma 16:6

And it came to pass that Alma inquired of the Lord concerning the matter.

And Alma returned and said unto them:

Behold, the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness,

away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti.

And behold there shall ye meet them, on the east of the river Sidon,

and there the Lord will deliver unto thee thy brethren

who have been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Alma 16:7

And it came to pass that

Zoram and his sons crossed over the river Sidon, with their armies,

and marched away beyond the borders of Manti into the south wilderness,

which was on the east side of the river Sidon.

Alma 16:8

And they came upon the armies of the Lamanites,

and the Lamanites were scattered and driven into the wilderness;

and they took their brethren who had been taken captive by the Lamanites,

and there was not one soul of them had been lost that were taken captive.

And they were brought by their brethren to possess their own lands.

Alma 16:9

And thus ended the eleventh year of the judges,

the Lamanites having been driven out of the land,

and the people of Ammonihah were destroyed;

yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites was destroyed,

and also their great city,

which they said God could not destroy, because of its greatness.

Alma 16:10

But behold, in one day it was left desolate;

and the carcases were mangled by dogs and wild beasts of the wilderness.

Alma 16:11

Nevertheless, after many days

their dead bodies were heaped up upon the face of the earth,

and they were covered with a shallow covering.

And now so great was the scent thereof

that the people did not go in to possess the land of Ammonihah for many years.

And it was called Desolation of Nehors;

for they were of the profession of Nehor, who were slain;

and their lands remained desolate.

Alma 16:12

And the Lamanites did not come again to war against the Nephites

until the fourteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

And thus for three years did the people of Nephi

have continual peace in all the land.