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King Noah rules in wickedness—He revels in riotous living with his wives and concubines—Abinadi prophesies that the people will be taken into bondage—His life is sought by King Noah. About 160–150 B.C.
And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
Zeniff
conferred
the
kingdom
upon
Noah,
one
of
his
sons;
therefore
Noah
began
to
reign
in
his
stead;
and
he
did
not
walk
in
the
ways
of
his
father.
2 For
behold,
he
did
not
keep
the
commandments
of
God,
but
he
did
walk
after
the
desires
of
his
own
heart.
And
he
had
many
wives
and
a
concubines.
And
he
did
b
cause
his
people
to
commit
sin,
and
do
that
which
was
c
abominable
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord.
Yea,
and
they
did
commit
d
whoredoms
and
e
all
manner
of
wickedness.
3 And
he
laid
a
a
tax
of
one
fifth
part
of
all
they
possessed,
a
fifth
part
of
their
gold
and
of
their
silver,
and
a
fifth
part
of
their
b
ziff,
and
of
their
copper,
and
of
their
brass
and
their
iron;
and
a
fifth
part
of
their
fatlings;
and
also
a
fifth
part
of
all
their
grain.
4 And
all
this
did
he
take
to
a
support
himself,
and
his
wives
and
his
b
concubines;
and
also
his
priests,
and
their
wives
and
their
concubines;
thus
he
had
changed
the
affairs
of
the
kingdom.
5 For
he
put
down
all
the
priests
that
had
been
consecrated
by
his
father,
and
consecrated
new
a
ones
in
their
stead,
such
as
were
lifted
up
in
the
pride
of
their
hearts.
6 Yea,
and
thus
they
were
supported
in
their
laziness,
and
in
their
idolatry,
and
in
their
whoredoms,
by
the
taxes
which
king
Noah
had
put
upon
his
people;
thus
did
the
people
labor
exceedingly
to
support
iniquity.
7 Yea,
and
they
also
became
idolatrous,
because
they
were
deceived
by
the
vain
and
flattering
words
of
the
king
and
priests;
for
they
did
speak
flattering
things
unto
them.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Noah
built
many
elegant
and
spacious
buildings;
and
he
ornamented
them
with
fine
work
of
wood,
and
of
all
manner
of
a
precious
things,
of
gold,
and
of
silver,
and
of
iron,
and
of
brass,
and
of
ziff,
and
of
copper;
9 And
he
also
built
him
a
spacious
palace,
and
a
throne
in
the
midst
thereof,
all
of
which
was
of
fine
wood
and
was
ornamented
with
gold
and
silver
and
with
precious
things.
10 And
he
also
caused
that
his
workmen
should
work
all
manner
of
fine
work
within
the
walls
of
the
a
temple,
of
fine
wood,
and
of
copper,
and
of
brass.
11 And
the
seats
which
were
set
apart
for
the
a
high
priests,
which
were
above
all
the
other
seats,
he
did
ornament
with
pure
gold;
and
he
caused
a
breastwork
to
be
built
before
them,
that
they
might
rest
their
bodies
and
their
arms
upon
while
they
should
speak
lying
and
vain
words
to
his
people.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
built
a
a
tower
near
the
temple;
yea,
a
very
high
tower,
even
so
high
that
he
could
stand
upon
the
top
thereof
and
overlook
the
land
of
b
Shilom,
and
also
the
land
of
c
Shemlon,
which
was
possessed
by
the
Lamanites;
and
he
could
even
look
over
all
the
land
round
about.
13 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
caused
many
buildings
to
be
built
in
the
land
Shilom;
and
he
caused
a
great
tower
to
be
built
on
the
a
hill
north
of
the
land
Shilom,
which
had
been
a
resort
for
the
children
of
Nephi
at
the
time
they
b
fled
out
of
the
land;
and
thus
he
did
do
with
the
riches
which
he
obtained
by
the
taxation
of
his
people.
14 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
placed
his
heart
upon
his
riches,
and
he
spent
his
time
in
a
riotous
living
with
his
wives
and
his
concubines;
and
so
did
also
his
priests
spend
their
time
with
harlots.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
planted
vineyards
round
about
in
the
land;
and
he
built
wine-presses,
and
made
a
wine
in
abundance;
and
therefore
he
became
a
wine-bibber,
and
also
his
people.
16 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
Lamanites
began
to
come
in
upon
his
people,
upon
small
numbers,
and
to
slay
them
in
their
fields,
and
while
they
were
tending
their
flocks.
17 And
king
Noah
sent
guards
round
about
the
land
to
keep
them
off;
but
he
did
not
send
a
sufficient
number,
and
the
Lamanites
came
upon
them
and
killed
them,
and
drove
many
of
their
flocks
out
of
the
land;
thus
the
Lamanites
began
to
destroy
them,
and
to
exercise
their
hatred
upon
them.
18 And
it
came
to
pass
that
king
Noah
sent
his
armies
against
them,
and
they
were
driven
back,
or
they
drove
them
back
for
a
time;
therefore,
they
returned
rejoicing
in
their
spoil.
19 And
now,
because
of
this
great
victory
they
were
lifted
up
in
the
pride
of
their
hearts;
they
did
a
boast
in
their
own
strength,
saying
that
their
fifty
could
stand
against
thousands
of
the
Lamanites;
and
thus
they
did
boast,
and
did
delight
in
blood,
and
the
shedding
of
the
blood
of
their
brethren,
and
this
because
of
the
wickedness
of
their
king
and
priests.
20 And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
was
a
man
among
them
whose
name
was
a
Abinadi;
and
he
went
forth
among
them,
and
began
to
prophesy,
saying:
Behold,
thus
saith
the
Lord,
and
thus
hath
he
commanded
me,
saying,
Go
forth,
and
say
unto
this
people,
thus
saith
the
Lord—Wo
be
unto
this
people,
for
I
have
seen
their
abominations,
and
their
wickedness,
and
their
whoredoms;
and
except
they
repent
I
will
b
visit
them
in
mine
anger.
21 And
except
they
repent
and
turn
to
the
Lord
their
God,
behold,
I
will
deliver
them
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies;
yea,
and
they
shall
be
brought
into
a
bondage;
and
they
shall
be
afflicted
by
the
hand
of
their
enemies.
22 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
they
shall
a
know
that
I
am
the
Lord
their
God,
and
am
a
b
jealous
God,
visiting
the
iniquities
of
my
people.
23 And
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
except
this
people
repent
and
turn
unto
the
Lord
their
God,
they
shall
be
brought
into
bondage;
and
none
shall
a
deliver
them,
except
it
be
the
Lord
the
Almighty
God.
24 Yea,
and
it
shall
come
to
pass
that
when
they
shall
a
cry
unto
me
I
will
be
b
slow
to
hear
their
cries;
yea,
and
I
will
suffer
them
that
they
be
smitten
by
their
enemies.
25 And
except
they
repent
in
a
sackcloth
and
ashes,
and
cry
mightily
to
the
Lord
their
God,
I
will
not
b
hear
their
prayers,
neither
will
I
deliver
them
out
of
their
afflictions;
and
thus
saith
the
Lord,
and
thus
hath
he
commanded
me.
26 Now
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Abinadi
had
spoken
these
words
unto
them
they
were
wroth
with
him,
and
sought
to
take
away
his
life;
but
the
Lord
a
delivered
him
out
of
their
hands.
27 Now
when
king
Noah
had
heard
of
the
words
which
Abinadi
had
spoken
unto
the
people,
he
was
also
wroth;
and
he
said:
a
Who
is
Abinadi,
that
I
and
my
people
should
be
judged
of
him,
or
b
who
is
the
Lord,
that
shall
bring
upon
my
people
such
great
affliction?
28 I
command
you
to
bring
Abinadi
hither,
that
I
may
slay
him,
for
he
has
said
these
things
that
he
might
a
stir
up
my
people
to
anger
one
with
another,
and
to
raise
contentions
among
my
people;
therefore
I
will
slay
him.
29 Now
the
eyes
of
the
people
were
a
blinded;
therefore
they
b
hardened
their
hearts
against
the
words
of
Abinadi,
and
they
sought
from
that
time
forward
to
take
him.
And
king
Noah
hardened
his
heart
against
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
he
did
not
repent
of
his
evil
doings.
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