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Some Lamanite daughters are abducted by the priests of Noah—The Lamanites wage war upon Limhi and his people—The Lamanite hosts are repulsed and pacified. About 145–123 B.C.
Now
there
was
a
place
in
a
Shemlon
where
the
daughters
of
the
Lamanites
did
gather
themselves
together
to
sing,
and
to
b
dance,
and
to
make
themselves
merry.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
there
was
one
day
a
small
number
of
them
gathered
together
to
sing
and
to
dance.
3 And
now
the
priests
of
king
Noah,
being
ashamed
to
return
to
the
city
of
Nephi,
yea,
and
also
fearing
that
the
people
would
a
slay
them,
therefore
they
durst
not
return
to
their
wives
and
their
b
children.
4 And
having
tarried
in
the
wilderness,
and
having
discovered
the
daughters
of
the
Lamanites,
they
laid
and
watched
them;
5 And
when
there
were
but
few
of
them
gathered
together
to
dance,
they
came
forth
out
of
their
secret
places
and
took
them
and
carried
them
into
the
wilderness;
yea,
twenty
and
four
of
the
a
daughters
of
the
Lamanites
they
carried
into
the
wilderness.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
the
Lamanites
found
that
their
daughters
had
been
missing,
they
were
angry
with
the
people
of
Limhi,
for
they
thought
it
was
the
people
of
Limhi.
7 Therefore
they
sent
their
armies
forth;
yea,
even
the
king
himself
went
before
his
people;
and
they
went
up
to
the
land
of
Nephi
to
destroy
the
people
of
Limhi.
8 And
now
Limhi
had
discovered
them
from
the
a
tower,
even
all
their
preparations
for
war
did
he
discover;
therefore
he
gathered
his
people
together,
and
laid
wait
for
them
in
the
fields
and
in
the
forests.
9 And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
the
Lamanites
had
come
up,
that
the
people
of
Limhi
began
to
fall
upon
them
from
their
waiting
places,
and
began
to
slay
them.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
battle
became
exceedingly
sore,
for
they
fought
like
lions
for
their
prey.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
people
of
Limhi
began
to
drive
the
Lamanites
before
them;
yet
they
were
not
half
so
numerous
as
the
Lamanites.
But
they
a
fought
for
their
lives,
and
for
their
b
wives,
and
for
their
children;
therefore
they
exerted
themselves
and
like
dragons
did
they
fight.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
found
the
king
of
the
Lamanites
among
the
number
of
their
dead;
yet
he
was
not
dead,
having
been
wounded
and
left
upon
the
ground,
so
speedy
was
the
flight
of
his
people.
13 And
they
took
him
and
bound
up
his
wounds,
and
brought
him
before
Limhi,
and
said:
Behold,
here
is
the
king
of
the
Lamanites;
he
having
received
a
wound
has
fallen
among
their
dead,
and
they
have
left
him;
and
behold,
we
have
brought
him
before
you;
and
now
let
us
slay
him.
14 But
Limhi
said
unto
them:
Ye
shall
not
slay
him,
but
bring
him
hither
that
I
may
see
him.
And
they
brought
him.
And
Limhi
said
unto
him:
What
cause
have
ye
to
come
up
to
war
against
my
people?
Behold,
my
people
have
not
broken
the
a
oath
that
I
made
unto
you;
therefore,
why
should
ye
break
the
oath
which
ye
made
unto
my
people?
15 And
now
the
king
said:
I
have
broken
the
oath
because
thy
people
did
carry
away
the
daughters
of
my
people;
therefore,
in
my
anger
I
did
cause
my
people
to
come
up
to
war
against
thy
people.
16 And
now
Limhi
had
heard
nothing
concerning
this
matter;
therefore
he
said:
I
will
search
among
my
people
and
whosoever
has
done
this
thing
shall
perish.
Therefore
he
caused
a
search
to
be
made
among
his
people.
17 Now
when
a
Gideon
had
heard
these
things,
he
being
the
king's
captain,
he
went
forth
and
said
unto
the
king:
I
pray
thee
forbear,
and
do
not
search
this
people,
and
lay
not
this
thing
to
their
charge.
18 For
do
ye
not
remember
the
priests
of
thy
father,
whom
this
people
sought
to
destroy?
And
are
they
not
in
the
wilderness?
And
are
not
they
the
ones
who
have
stolen
the
daughters
of
the
Lamanites?
19 And
now,
behold,
and
tell
the
king
of
these
things,
that
he
may
tell
his
people
that
they
may
be
pacified
towards
us;
for
behold
they
are
already
preparing
to
come
against
us;
and
behold
also
there
are
but
few
of
us.
20 And
behold,
they
come
with
their
numerous
hosts;
and
except
the
king
doth
pacify
them
towards
us
we
must
perish.
21 For
are
not
the
words
of
Abinadi
a
fulfilled,
which
he
prophesied
against
us—and
all
this
because
we
would
not
hearken
unto
the
words
of
the
Lord,
and
turn
from
our
iniquities?
22 And
now
let
us
pacify
the
king,
and
we
fulfil
the
a
oath
which
we
have
made
unto
him;
for
it
is
better
that
we
should
be
in
bondage
than
that
we
should
lose
our
b
lives;
therefore,
let
us
put
a
stop
to
the
shedding
of
so
much
blood.
23 And
now
Limhi
told
the
king
all
the
things
concerning
his
father,
and
the
a
priests
that
had
fled
into
the
wilderness,
and
attributed
the
carrying
away
of
their
daughters
to
them.
24 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
king
was
pacified
towards
his
people;
and
he
said
unto
them:
Let
us
go
forth
to
meet
my
people,
without
arms;
and
I
swear
unto
you
with
an
a
oath
that
my
people
shall
not
slay
thy
people.
25 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
followed
the
king,
and
went
forth
without
arms
to
meet
the
Lamanites.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
did
meet
the
Lamanites;
and
the
king
of
the
Lamanites
did
bow
himself
down
before
them,
and
did
plead
in
behalf
of
the
people
of
Limhi.
26 And
when
the
Lamanites
saw
the
people
of
Limhi,
that
they
were
without
arms,
they
had
a
compassion
on
them
and
were
pacified
towards
them,
and
returned
with
their
king
in
peace
to
their
own
land.
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