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The iniquity of the people brings a curse upon the land—Coriantumr engages in warfare against Gilead, then Lib, and then Shiz—Blood and carnage cover the land.
And
now
there
began
to
be
a
great
a
curse
upon
all
the
land
because
of
the
iniquity
of
the
people,
in
which,
if
a
man
should
lay
his
tool
or
his
sword
upon
his
shelf,
or
upon
the
place
whither
he
would
keep
it,
behold,
upon
the
morrow,
he
could
not
find
it,
so
great
was
the
curse
upon
the
land.
2 Wherefore
every
man
did
cleave
unto
that
which
was
his
own,
with
his
hands,
and
would
not
borrow
neither
would
he
lend;
and
every
man
kept
the
hilt
of
his
sword
in
his
right
hand,
in
the
a
defence
of
his
property
and
his
own
life
and
of
his
wives
and
children.
3 And
now,
after
the
space
of
two
years,
and
after
the
death
of
Shared,
behold,
there
arose
the
brother
of
Shared
and
he
gave
battle
unto
Coriantumr,
in
which
Coriantumr
did
beat
him
and
did
pursue
him
to
the
wilderness
of
Akish.
4 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
brother
of
Shared
did
give
battle
unto
him
in
the
wilderness
of
Akish;
and
the
battle
became
exceedingly
sore,
and
many
thousands
fell
by
the
sword.
5 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Coriantumr
did
lay
siege
to
the
wilderness;
and
the
brother
of
Shared
did
march
forth
out
of
the
wilderness
by
night,
and
slew
a
part
of
the
army
of
Coriantumr,
as
they
were
drunken.
6 And
he
came
forth
to
the
land
of
a
Moron,
and
placed
himself
upon
the
throne
of
Coriantumr.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Coriantumr
dwelt
with
his
army
in
the
wilderness
for
the
space
of
two
years,
in
which
he
did
receive
great
strength
to
his
army.
8 Now
the
brother
of
Shared,
whose
name
was
Gilead,
also
received
great
strength
to
his
army,
because
of
secret
combinations.
9 And
it
came
to
pass
that
his
high
priest
murdered
him
as
he
sat
upon
his
throne.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
one
of
the
secret
combinations
murdered
him
in
a
secret
pass,
and
obtained
unto
himself
the
kingdom;
and
his
name
was
Lib;
and
Lib
was
a
man
of
great
stature,
more
than
any
other
man
among
all
the
people.
11 And
it
came
to
pass
that
in
the
first
year
of
Lib,
Coriantumr
came
up
unto
the
land
of
Moron,
and
gave
battle
unto
Lib.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
he
fought
with
Lib,
in
which
Lib
did
smite
upon
his
arm
that
he
was
wounded;
nevertheless,
the
army
of
Coriantumr
did
press
forward
upon
Lib,
that
he
fled
to
the
borders
upon
the
seashore.
13 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Coriantumr
pursued
him;
and
Lib
gave
battle
unto
him
upon
the
seashore.
14 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lib
did
smite
the
army
of
Coriantumr,
that
they
fled
again
to
the
wilderness
of
Akish.
15 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Lib
did
pursue
him
until
he
came
to
the
plains
of
Agosh.
And
Coriantumr
had
taken
all
the
people
with
him
as
he
fled
before
Lib
in
that
quarter
of
the
land
whither
he
fled.
16 And
when
he
had
come
to
the
plains
of
Agosh
he
gave
battle
unto
Lib,
and
he
smote
upon
him
until
he
died;
nevertheless,
the
brother
of
Lib
did
come
against
Coriantumr
in
the
stead
thereof,
and
the
battle
became
exceedingly
sore,
in
the
which
Coriantumr
fled
again
before
the
army
of
the
brother
of
Lib.
17 Now
the
name
of
the
brother
of
Lib
was
called
Shiz.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
Shiz
pursued
after
Coriantumr,
and
he
did
overthrow
many
cities,
and
he
did
slay
both
women
and
children,
and
he
did
burn
the
cities.
18 And
there
went
a
fear
of
Shiz
throughout
all
the
land;
yea,
a
cry
went
forth
throughout
the
land—Who
can
stand
before
the
army
of
Shiz?
Behold,
he
sweepeth
the
earth
before
him!
19 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
people
began
to
flock
together
in
armies,
throughout
all
the
face
of
the
land.
20 And
they
were
divided;
and
a
part
of
them
fled
to
the
army
of
Shiz,
and
a
part
of
them
fled
to
the
army
of
Coriantumr.
21 And
so
great
and
lasting
had
been
the
war,
and
so
long
had
been
the
scene
of
bloodshed
and
carnage,
that
the
whole
face
of
the
land
was
covered
with
the
a
bodies
of
the
b
dead.
22 And
so
swift
and
speedy
was
the
war
that
there
was
none
left
to
bury
the
dead,
but
they
did
march
forth
from
the
shedding
of
a
blood
to
the
shedding
of
blood,
leaving
the
bodies
of
both
men,
women,
and
children
strewed
upon
the
face
of
the
land,
to
become
a
prey
to
the
b
worms
of
the
flesh.
23 And
the
a
scent
thereof
went
forth
upon
the
face
of
the
land,
even
upon
all
the
face
of
the
land;
wherefore
the
people
became
troubled
by
day
and
by
night,
because
of
the
scent
thereof.
24 Nevertheless,
Shiz
did
a
not
cease
to
pursue
Coriantumr;
for
he
had
sworn
to
avenge
himself
upon
Coriantumr
of
the
blood
of
his
brother,
who
had
been
slain,
and
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Ether
that
Coriantumr
should
not
fall
by
the
sword.
25 And
thus
we
see
that
the
Lord
did
visit
them
in
the
fulness
of
his
a
wrath,
and
their
wickedness
and
abominations
had
prepared
a
way
for
their
everlasting
destruction.
26 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Shiz
did
pursue
Coriantumr
eastward,
even
to
the
borders
by
the
seashore,
and
there
he
gave
battle
unto
Shiz
for
the
space
of
three
days.
27 And
so
terrible
was
the
destruction
among
the
armies
of
Shiz
that
the
people
began
to
be
frightened,
and
began
to
flee
before
the
armies
of
Coriantumr;
and
they
fled
to
the
land
of
Corihor,
and
swept
off
the
inhabitants
before
them,
all
them
that
would
not
join
them.
28 And
they
pitched
their
tents
in
the
valley
of
Corihor;
and
Coriantumr
pitched
his
tents
in
the
valley
of
Shurr.
Now
the
valley
of
Shurr
was
near
the
hill
Comnor;
wherefore,
Coriantumr
did
gather
his
armies
together
upon
the
hill
Comnor,
and
did
sound
a
trumpet
unto
the
armies
of
Shiz
to
invite
them
forth
to
battle.
29 And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
came
forth,
but
were
driven
again;
and
they
came
the
second
time,
and
they
were
driven
again
the
second
time.
And
it
came
to
pass
that
they
came
again
the
third
time,
and
the
battle
became
exceedingly
sore.
30 And
it
came
to
pass
that
Shiz
smote
upon
Coriantumr
that
he
gave
him
many
deep
wounds;
and
Coriantumr,
having
lost
his
blood,
fainted,
and
was
carried
away
as
though
he
were
dead.
31 Now
the
loss
of
men,
women
and
children
on
both
sides
was
so
great
that
Shiz
commanded
his
people
that
they
should
not
pursue
the
armies
of
Coriantumr;
wherefore,
they
returned
to
their
camp.
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