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The Lord sends Ammon to Middoni to deliver his imprisoned brethren—Ammon and Lamoni meet Lamoni's father, who is king over all the land—Ammon compels the old king to approve the release of his brethren. About 90 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
when
they
had
established
a
church
in
that
a
land,
that
king
Lamoni
desired
that
Ammon
should
go
with
him
to
the
land
of
Nephi,
that
he
might
show
him
unto
his
father.
2 And
the
voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
Ammon,
saying:
Thou
shalt
not
go
up
to
the
land
of
Nephi,
for
behold,
the
king
will
seek
thy
life;
but
thou
shalt
go
to
the
land
of
a
Middoni;
for
behold,
thy
brother
Aaron,
and
also
Muloki
and
Ammah
are
in
prison.
3 Now
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Ammon
had
heard
this,
he
said
unto
Lamoni:
Behold,
my
brother
and
brethren
are
in
prison
at
Middoni,
and
I
go
that
I
may
deliver
them.
4 Now
Lamoni
said
unto
Ammon:
I
know,
in
the
a
strength
of
the
Lord
thou
canst
do
all
things.
But
behold,
I
will
go
with
thee
to
the
land
of
Middoni;
for
the
king
of
the
land
of
Middoni,
whose
name
is
Antiomno,
is
a
friend
unto
me;
therefore
I
go
to
the
land
of
Middoni,
that
I
may
flatter
the
king
of
the
land,
and
he
will
cast
thy
brethren
out
of
b
prison.
Now
Lamoni
said
unto
him:
Who
told
thee
that
thy
brethren
were
in
prison?
5 And
Ammon
said
unto
him:
No
one
hath
told
me,
save
it
be
God;
and
he
said
unto
me—Go
and
deliver
thy
brethren,
for
they
are
in
prison
in
the
land
of
Middoni.
6 Now
when
Lamoni
had
heard
this
he
caused
that
his
servants
should
make
ready
his
a
horses
and
his
chariots.
7 And
he
said
unto
Ammon:
Come,
I
will
go
with
thee
down
to
the
land
of
Middoni,
and
there
I
will
plead
with
the
king
that
he
will
cast
thy
brethren
out
of
prison.
8 And
it
came
to
pass
that
as
Ammon
and
Lamoni
were
journeying
thither,
they
met
the
father
of
Lamoni,
who
was
king
a
over
all
the
land.
9 And
behold,
the
father
of
Lamoni
said
unto
him:
Why
did
ye
a
not
come
to
the
b
feast
on
that
great
day
when
I
made
a
feast
unto
my
sons,
and
unto
my
people?
10 And
he
also
said:
Whither
art
thou
going
with
this
Nephite,
who
is
one
of
the
children
of
a
a
liar?
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lamoni
rehearsed
unto
him
whither
he
was
going,
for
he
feared
to
offend
him.
12 And
he
also
told
him
all
the
cause
of
his
tarrying
in
his
own
kingdom,
that
he
did
not
go
unto
his
father
to
the
feast
which
he
had
prepared.
13 And
now
when
Lamoni
had
rehearsed
unto
him
all
these
things,
behold,
to
his
astonishment,
his
father
was
angry
with
him,
and
said:
Lamoni,
thou
art
going
to
deliver
these
Nephites,
who
are
sons
of
a
liar.
Behold,
he
robbed
our
fathers;
and
now
his
children
are
also
come
amongst
us
that
they
may,
by
their
cunning
and
their
lyings,
deceive
us,
that
they
again
may
rob
us
of
our
property.
14 Now
the
father
of
Lamoni
commanded
him
that
he
should
slay
Ammon
with
the
sword.
And
he
also
commanded
him
that
he
should
not
go
to
the
land
of
Middoni,
but
that
he
should
return
with
him
to
the
land
of
a
Ishmael.
15 But
Lamoni
said
unto
him:
I
will
not
slay
Ammon,
neither
will
I
return
to
the
land
of
Ishmael,
but
I
go
to
the
land
of
Middoni
that
I
may
release
the
brethren
of
Ammon,
for
I
know
that
they
are
just
men
and
holy
prophets
of
the
true
God.
16 Now
when
his
father
had
heard
these
words,
he
was
angry
with
him,
and
he
drew
his
sword
that
he
might
smite
him
to
the
earth.
17 But
Ammon
stood
forth
and
said
unto
him:
Behold,
thou
shalt
not
slay
thy
son;
nevertheless,
it
were
a
better
that
he
should
fall
than
thee,
for
behold,
he
has
b
repented
of
his
sins;
but
if
thou
shouldst
fall
at
this
time,
in
thine
anger,
thy
soul
could
not
be
saved.
18 And
again,
it
is
expedient
that
thou
shouldst
forbear;
for
if
thou
shouldst
a
slay
thy
son,
he
being
an
innocent
man,
his
blood
would
cry
from
the
ground
to
the
Lord
his
God,
for
vengeance
to
come
upon
thee;
and
perhaps
thou
wouldst
lose
thy
b
soul.
19 Now
when
Ammon
had
said
these
words
unto
him,
he
answered
him,
saying:
I
know
that
if
I
should
slay
my
son,
that
I
should
shed
innocent
blood;
for
it
is
thou
that
hast
sought
to
destroy
him.
20 And
he
stretched
forth
his
hand
to
slay
Ammon.
But
Ammon
withstood
his
blows,
and
also
smote
his
arm
that
he
could
not
use
it.
21 Now
when
the
king
saw
that
Ammon
could
slay
him,
he
began
to
plead
with
Ammon
that
he
would
spare
his
life.
22 But
Ammon
raised
his
sword,
and
said
unto
him:
Behold,
I
will
smite
thee
except
thou
wilt
grant
unto
me
that
my
brethren
may
be
a
cast
out
of
prison.
23 Now
the
king,
fearing
he
should
lose
his
life,
said:
If
thou
wilt
spare
me
I
will
grant
unto
thee
whatsoever
thou
wilt
ask,
even
to
half
of
the
kingdom.
24 Now
when
Ammon
saw
that
he
had
wrought
upon
the
old
king
according
to
his
desire,
he
said
unto
him:
If
thou
wilt
grant
that
my
brethren
may
be
cast
out
of
prison,
and
also
that
Lamoni
may
retain
his
kingdom,
and
that
ye
be
not
displeased
with
him,
but
grant
that
he
may
do
according
to
his
own
desires
in
a
whatsoever
thing
he
thinketh,
then
will
I
spare
thee;
otherwise
I
will
smite
thee
to
the
earth.
25 Now
when
Ammon
had
said
these
words,
the
king
began
to
rejoice
because
of
his
life.
26 And
when
he
saw
that
Ammon
had
no
desire
to
destroy
him,
and
when
he
also
saw
the
great
a
love
he
had
for
his
son
Lamoni,
he
was
astonished
exceedingly,
and
said:
Because
this
is
all
that
thou
hast
desired,
that
I
would
b
release
thy
brethren,
and
suffer
that
my
son
Lamoni
should
retain
his
kingdom,
behold,
I
will
grant
unto
you
that
my
son
may
retain
his
kingdom
from
this
time
and
forever;
and
I
will
govern
him
no
more—
27 And
I
will
also
grant
unto
thee
that
thy
brethren
may
be
cast
out
of
prison,
and
thou
and
thy
brethren
may
come
unto
me,
in
my
kingdom;
for
I
shall
greatly
desire
to
see
thee.
For
the
king
was
greatly
astonished
at
the
words
which
he
had
spoken,
and
also
at
the
words
which
had
been
spoken
by
his
son
Lamoni,
therefore
he
was
a
desirous
to
learn
them.
28 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Ammon
and
Lamoni
proceeded
on
their
journey
towards
the
land
of
Middoni.
And
Lamoni
found
favor
in
the
eyes
of
the
king
of
the
land;
therefore
the
brethren
of
Ammon
were
brought
forth
out
of
prison.
29 And
when
Ammon
did
meet
them
he
was
exceedingly
sorrowful,
for
behold
they
were
naked,
and
their
skins
were
worn
exceedingly
because
of
being
bound
with
strong
cords.
And
they
also
had
a
suffered
hunger,
thirst,
and
all
kinds
of
afflictions;
nevertheless
they
were
b
patient
in
all
their
sufferings.
30 And,
as
it
happened,
it
was
their
lot
to
have
fallen
into
the
hands
of
a
more
hardened
and
a
more
a
stiffnecked
people;
therefore
they
would
not
hearken
unto
their
words,
and
they
had
cast
them
out,
and
had
smitten
them,
and
had
driven
them
from
house
to
house,
and
from
place
to
place,
even
until
they
had
arrived
in
the
land
of
Middoni;
and
there
they
were
taken
and
cast
into
prison,
and
bound
with
b
strong
cords,
and
kept
in
prison
for
many
days,
and
were
delivered
by
Lamoni
and
Ammon.
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