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Helaman 2
Helaman, the son of Helaman, becomes chief judge—Gadianton leads the band of Kishkumen—Helaman's servant slays Kishkumen, and the Gadianton band flees into the wilderness. About 50–49 B.C.
And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
forty
and
second
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges,
after
Moronihah
had
established
again
peace
between
the
Nephites
and
the
Lamanites,
behold
there
was
no
one
to
fill
the
judgment-seat;
therefore
there
began
to
be
a
contention
again
among
the
people
concerning
who
should
fill
the
judgment-seat.
2 And
it
came
to
pass
that
a
Helaman,
who
was
the
son
of
Helaman,
was
appointed
to
fill
the
judgment-seat,
by
the
b
voice
of
the
people.
3 But
behold,
a
Kishkumen,
who
had
murdered
Pahoran,
did
lay
wait
to
destroy
Helaman
also;
and
he
was
upheld
by
his
band,
who
had
entered
into
a
covenant
that
no
one
should
know
his
wickedness.
4 For
there
was
one
a
Gadianton,
who
was
exceedingly
expert
in
many
words,
and
also
in
his
craft,
to
carry
on
the
secret
work
of
murder
and
of
robbery;
therefore
he
became
the
leader
of
the
band
of
Kishkumen.
5 Therefore
he
did
a
flatter
them,
and
also
Kishkumen,
that
if
they
would
place
him
in
the
judgment-seat
he
would
grant
unto
those
who
belonged
to
his
band
that
they
should
be
placed
in
power
and
authority
among
the
people;
therefore
Kishkumen
sought
to
destroy
Helaman.
6 And
it
came
to
pass
as
he
went
forth
towards
the
judgment-seat
to
destroy
Helaman,
behold
one
of
the
servants
of
Helaman,
having
been
out
by
night,
and
having
obtained,
through
disguise,
a
knowledge
of
those
plans
which
had
been
laid
by
this
band
to
destroy
Helaman—
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
met
Kishkumen,
and
he
gave
unto
him
a
sign;
therefore
Kishkumen
made
known
unto
him
the
object
of
his
desire,
desiring
that
he
would
conduct
him
to
the
judgment-seat
that
he
might
murder
Helaman.
8 And
when
the
servant
of
Helaman
had
known
all
the
heart
of
Kishkumen,
and
how
that
it
was
his
a
object
to
murder,
and
also
that
it
was
the
object
of
all
those
who
belonged
to
his
band
to
murder,
and
to
rob,
and
to
gain
power,
(and
this
was
their
b
secret
plan,
and
their
combination)
the
servant
of
Helaman
said
unto
Kishkumen:
Let
us
go
forth
unto
the
judgment-seat.
9 Now
this
did
please
Kishkumen
exceedingly,
for
he
did
suppose
that
he
should
accomplish
his
design;
but
behold,
the
servant
of
Helaman,
as
they
were
going
forth
unto
the
judgment-seat,
did
stab
Kishkumen
even
to
the
heart,
that
he
fell
dead
without
a
groan.
And
he
ran
and
told
Helaman
all
the
things
which
he
had
seen,
and
heard,
and
done.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Helaman
did
send
forth
to
take
this
band
of
robbers
and
a
secret
murderers,
that
they
might
be
executed
according
to
the
law.
11 But
behold,
when
Gadianton
had
found
that
Kishkumen
did
not
return
he
feared
lest
that
he
should
be
destroyed;
therefore
he
caused
that
his
band
should
follow
him.
And
they
took
their
flight
out
of
the
land,
by
a
secret
way,
into
the
wilderness;
and
thus
when
Helaman
sent
forth
to
take
them
they
could
nowhere
be
found.
12 And
more
of
this
Gadianton
shall
be
spoken
hereafter.
And
thus
ended
the
forty
and
second
year
of
the
reign
of
the
judges
over
the
people
of
Nephi.
13 And
behold,
in
the
end
of
this
book
ye
shall
see
that
this
a
Gadianton
did
prove
the
overthrow,
yea,
almost
the
entire
destruction
of
the
people
of
Nephi.
14 Behold
I
do
not
mean
the
end
of
the
a
book
of
Helaman,
but
I
mean
the
end
of
the
book
of
Nephi,
from
which
I
have
taken
all
the
account
which
I
have
written.
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