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¶ Inthe six hundredth year of Noah’s life, inthe second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
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¶ And it came to pass inthe six hundredth and first year, inthe first month,the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
4
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and inthe thirteenth year they rebelled.
5
And inthe fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
18
When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left inthe sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
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¶ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me intheyear.
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And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown inthe field: and the feast of ingathering, which isinthe end of theyear, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
17
Three times intheyear all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.
10
And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once intheyear shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto theLord.
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¶ Thrice intheyear shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
24
For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before theLord thy God thrice intheyear.
41
And ye shall keep it a feast unto theLord seven days intheyear. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it inthe seventh month.
4
But inthe seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for theLord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
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Intheyear of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
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Then I will command my blessing upon you inthe sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
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But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain inthe hand of him that hath bought it until theyear of jubile: and inthe jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
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And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that isinthe walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out inthe jubile.
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And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out intheyear of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
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And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out intheyear of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
1
AndtheLord spake unto Moses inthe wilderness of Sinai, inthe tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, inthe second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
11
¶ And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, inthe second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.
11
¶ And inthe beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto theLord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
38
And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of theLord, and died there, inthe fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, inthe first day of the fifth month.
3
And it came to pass inthe fortieth year, inthe eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that theLord had given him in commandment unto them;
12
¶ And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then inthe seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
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Thou shalt eat it before theLord thy God year by yearinthe place which theLord shall choose, thou and thy household.
16
¶ Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before theLord thy God inthe place which he shall choose; inthe feast of unleavened bread, and inthe feast of weeks, and inthe feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before theLord empty:
8
And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan inthe land of the Amorites, which isin Gilead.
1
Then there was a famine inthe days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of theLord. And theLord answered, Itis for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
1
And it came to pass inthe four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, inthe fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, inthe month Zif, which isthe second month, that he began to build the house of theLord.
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¶ Inthe fourth year was the foundation of the house of theLord laid, inthe month Zif:
38
And inthe eleventh year, inthe month Bul, which isthe eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
8
¶ Inthe twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
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And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, inthe twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
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¶ Inthe twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
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¶ Inthe thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
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¶ And inthe thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
1
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of theLord came to Elijah inthe third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2
And it came to pass inthe third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
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¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah inthe fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
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¶ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
17
¶ So he died according to the word of theLord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead inthe second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
16
¶ And inthe fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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¶ Inthe twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
4
¶ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of theLord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them inthe house of theLord, and shewed them the king’s son.
1 Inthe three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
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¶ Inthe thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
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¶ And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of theyear.
1 Inthe second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
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¶ Inthe fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
1 Inthe twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
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¶ Inthe thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
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¶ Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign inthe nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
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Inthe nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
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¶ Inthe fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
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¶ Inthe two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.
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And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, inthe twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
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¶ Inthe second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
1 Inthe twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
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¶ Inthe ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor bythe river of Gozan, and inthe cities of the Medes.
1
Now it came to pass inthe third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
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¶ And it came to pass inthe fourth year of king Hezekiah, which wasthe seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10
And at the end of three years they took it: eveninthe sixth year of Hezekiah, that isthe ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
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¶ Now inthe fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
29
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and inthe second year that which springeth of the same; and inthe third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
3
¶ And it came to pass inthe eighteenth year of king Josiah, thatthe king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of theLord, saying,
12
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him inthe eighth year of his reign.
1
And it came to pass inthe ninth year of his reign, inthe tenth month, inthe tenth day of the month, that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against
Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round
about.
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¶ And inthe fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which isthe nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
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¶ And it came to pass inthe seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, inthe twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon intheyear that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
31
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. Inthe fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
13
Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times intheyear, eveninthe feast of unleavened bread, and inthe feast of weeks, and inthe feast of tabernacles.
2
And it came to pass, thatinthe fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against theLord,
1 Inthe six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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And Asa inthe thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to theLord, but to the physicians.
13
¶ And Asa slept with his fathers, and died inthe one and fortieth year of his reign.
7
¶ Also inthe third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach inthe cities of Judah.
1
Andinthe seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
3
¶ For inthe eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and inthe twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
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¶ Now inthe eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of theLord his God.
22
¶ Now inthe first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of theLordspoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, theLord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
1
Nowinthe first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of theLord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, theLord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
8
¶ Now inthe second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, inthe second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of theLord.
3
Inthe first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerningthe house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, andthe breadth thereof threescore cubits;
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And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was inthe sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
7
And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, inthe seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8
And he came to Jerusalem inthe fifth month, which wasinthe seventh year of the king.
1
And it came to pass inthe month Nisan, inthe twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
14
¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor inthe land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
34
And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of theLord our God, as it is written inthe law:
6
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for inthe two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
3
Inthe third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
7
¶ Inthe first month, that is,the month Nisan, inthe twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is,the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, tothe twelfth month, that is,the month Adar.
1
Now it came to pass inthe fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
30
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat thisyear such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and inthe third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
2
To whom the word of theLord came inthe days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, inthe thirteenth year of his reign.
3
It came also inthe days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive inthe fifth month.
8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful intheyear of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
12
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery waysinthe darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, eventheyear of their visitation, saith theLord.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah inthe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that wasthe first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
1
And it came to pass the same year, inthe beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, inthe fourth year, andinthe fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me inthe house of theLord, inthe presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
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So Hananiah the prophet died the same yearinthe seventh month.
1
And it came to pass inthe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from theLord, saying,
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And it came to pass inthe fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, inthe ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before theLord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
1 Inthe ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, inthe tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
2
Andinthe eleventh year of Zedekiah, inthe fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, inthe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
2
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote inthe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
44
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken inthe snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, theyear of their visitation, saith theLord.
46
And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard inthe land; a rumour shall both come oneyear, and after that inanotheryearshall come a rumour, and violence inthe land, ruler against ruler.
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¶ The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon inthe fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
4
¶ And it came to pass inthe ninth year of his reign, inthe tenth month, inthe tenth day of the month, that
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against
Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round
about.
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12
¶ Now inthe fifth month, inthe tenth day of the month, which wasthe nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
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This isthe people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: inthe seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
29
Inthe eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
30
Inthe three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
31
¶ And it came to pass inthe seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, inthe twelfth month, inthe five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon inthefirstyear of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
1
Now it came to pass inthe thirtieth year, inthe fourth month,inthe fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, thatthe heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
2
Inthe fifth day of the month, which wasthe fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
1
And it came to pass inthe sixth year, inthe sixth month, inthe fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me.
1
And it came to pass inthe seventh year, inthe fifth month,the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of theLord, and sat before me.
21
¶ And it came to pass inthe twelfth year of our captivity, inthe tenth month,inthe fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
1 Inthe five and twentieth year of our captivity, inthe beginning of theyear, inthe tenth day of the month, inthe fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, inthe selfsame day the hand of theLord was upon me, and brought me thither.
1 Inthe first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
1 Inthe first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
2
Inthe first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of theLord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years inthe desolations of Jerusalem.
1 Inthe third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
1 Inthe second year of Darius the king, inthe sixth month, inthe first day of the month, came the word of theLord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
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Inthe four and twentieth day of the sixth month, inthe second year of Darius the king.
1 Inthe eighth month, inthe second year of Darius, came the word of theLord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
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¶ Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which isthe month Sebat, inthe second year of Darius, came the word of theLord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
1
And it came to pass inthe fourth year of king Darius, thatthe word of theLord came unto Zechariah inthe fourth day of the ninth month, evenin Chisleu;
1
Nowinthe fifteenth year of the
reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of
Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
4
For it came to pass inthe commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.
4
And Mosiah began to reign in his father’s stead. And he began to reign inthe thirtieth year of his age, making inthe whole, about four hundred and seventy-six years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem.
14
For, inthe thirteenth year of my reign inthe land of Nephi, away on the south of the
land of Shilom, when my people were watering and feeding their flocks,
and tilling their lands, a numerous host of Lamanites came upon them and
began to slay them, and to take off their flocks, and the corn of their fields.
46
And it came to pass that Mosiah died also, inthe thirty and third year of his reign, being sixty and three years old; making inthe whole, five hundred and nine years from the time Lehi left Jerusalem.
1
Now it came to pass that inthe first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, from this time forward, king Mosiah having gone the way of all the earth, having warred a good warfare, walking uprightly before God, leaving none to reign in his stead; nevertheless he had established laws, and they were acknowledged by the people; therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made.
2
And it came to pass that inthe first year of the reign of Alma inthe judgment-seat, there was a man brought before him to be judged, a man who was large, and was noted for his much strength.
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Now this was inthe second year of the reign of Alma, and it was a cause of much affliction to the church; yea, it was the cause of much trial with the church.
1
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the fifth year of their reign there began to be a contention among the people; for a certain man, being called Amlici, he being a very cunning man, yea, a wise man as to the wisdom of the world, he being after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword, who was executed according to the law—
1
Now it came to pass inthe sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were no contentions nor wars inthe land of Zarahemla;
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5
And it came to pass inthe seventh year of the reign of the judges there were about three thousand five hundred souls that united themselves to the church of God and were baptized. And thus ended the seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; and there was continual peace in all that time.
6
And it came to pass inthe eighth year of the reign of the judges, that the people of the
church began to wax proud, because of their exceeding riches, and their
fine silks, and their fine-twined linen, and because of their many
flocks and herds, and their gold and their silver, and all manner of
precious things, which they had obtained by their industry; and in all these things were they lifted up inthe pride of their eyes, for they began to wear very costly apparel.
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And it came to pass inthe commencement of the ninth year, Alma saw the wickedness of the church, and he saw also that the example of the church began to lead those who were unbelievers on from one piece of iniquity to another, thus bringing on the destruction of the people.
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20
And thus inthe commencement of the ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, Alma delivered up the judgment-seat to Nephihah, and confined himself wholly to the high priesthood of the holy order of God, to the testimony of the word, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy.
3
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness.
6
Nevertheless, I did harden my heart, for I was called many times and I
would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would
not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, inthe wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is inthe tenth year of the reign of the judges.
23
And it came to pass after they had thus suffered for many days, (and it was on the twelfth day, inthe tenth month, inthe tenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi) that the chief judge over the land of Ammonihah and many of their teachers and their lawyers went in unto the prison where Alma and Amulek were bound with cords.
1
And it came to pass inthe eleventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, on the fifth day of the second month, there having been much peace inthe land of Zarahemla, there having been no wars nor contentions for a certain number of years, even until the fifth day of the second month inthe eleventh year, there was a cry of war heard throughout the land.
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12
And the Lamanites did not come again to war against the Nephites until the fourteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. And thus for three years did the people of Nephi have continual peace in all the land.
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21
And now after the church had been established throughout all the land—having got the victory over the devil, and the word of God being preached in its purity in all the land, and the Lord pouring out his blessings upon the people—thus ended the fourteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
6
Now these were their journeyings: Having taken leave of their father, Mosiah, inthe first year of the judges; having refused the kingdom which their father was desirous to confer upon them, and also this was the minds of the people;
2
Now their dead were not numbered because of the greatness of their numbers; neither were the dead of the Nephites numbered—but it came to pass after they had buried their dead, and also after the days of fasting, and mourning, and prayer, (and it was inthe sixteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi) there began to be continual peace throughout all the land.
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4
And thus the people did have no disturbance in all the sixteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
5
And it came to pass that inthe commencement of the seventeenth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace.
6
But it came to pass inthe latter end of the seventeenth year, there came a man into the land of Zarahemla, and he was Anti-Christ, for he began to preach unto the people against the prophecies which had been spoken by the prophets, concerning the coming of Christ.
13
And the people of Ammon departed out of the land of Jershon, and came over into the land of Melek, and gave place inthe land of Jershon for the armies of the Nephites, that they might contend with the armies of the Lamanites and the armies of the Zoramites; and thus commenced a war betwixt the Lamanites and the Nephites, inthe eighteenth year of the reign of the judges; and an account shall be given of their wars hereafter.
3
And now I return to an account of the wars between the Nephites and the Lamanites, inthe eighteenth year of the reign of the judges.
4
For behold, it came to pass that the Zoramites became Lamanites; therefore, inthe commencement of the eighteenth yearthe people of the Nephites saw that the Lamanites were coming upon them; therefore they made preparations for war; yea, they gathered together their armies inthe land of Jershon.
2
And it came to pass inthe nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him: Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept?
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20
And now it came to pass inthe commencement of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Helaman went forth among the people to declare the word unto them.
37
And they began to have peace again inthe land; and thus they did maintain peace inthe land until nearly the end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges.
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40
And there were some who died with fevers, which at some seasons of theyear were very frequent inthe land—but not so much so with fevers, because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases, to which men were subject by the nature of the climate—
2
And thus he did inspire their hearts against the Nephites, insomuch that inthe latter end of the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges, he having accomplished his designs thus far, yea, having been made king over the Lamanites, he sought also to reign over all the land, yea, and all the people who were inthe land, the Nephites as well as the Lamanites.
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21
But, as I have said, inthe latter end of the nineteenth year, yea, notwithstanding their peace amongst themselves, they were compelled reluctantly to contend with their brethren, the Lamanites.
1
And now it came to pass inthe eleventh month of the nineteenth year, on the tenth day of the month, the armies of the Lamanites were seen approaching towards the land of Ammonihah.
1
And now it came to pass that Moroni did not stop making preparations for war, or to defend his people against the Lamanites; for he caused that his armies should commence inthe commencement of the twentieth year of the reign of the judges, that they should commence in digging up heaps of earth round about all the cities, throughout all the land which was possessed by the Nephites.
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15
And they also began in that same year to build many cities on the north, one in a particular manner which they called Lehi, which was inthe north by the borders of the seashore.
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17
And in these prosperous circumstances were the people of Nephi inthe commencement of the twenty and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
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23
But behold there never was a happier time among the people of Nephi, since the days of Nephi, than inthe days of Moroni, yea, even at this time, inthe twenty and first year of the reign of the judges.
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25
And it came to pass that inthe commencement of the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges, there would also have been peace among the people of Nephi had it not been for a contention which took place among them concerning the land of Lehi, and the land of Morianton, which joined upon the borders of Lehi; both of which were on the borders by the seashore.
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35
And it came to pass that the army which was sent by Moroni, which was led by a man whose name was Teancum, did meet the people of Morianton; and so stubborn were the people of Morianton, (being inspired by his wickedness and his flattering words) that a battle commenced between them, inthe which Teancum did slay Morianton and defeat his army, and took them prisoners, and returned to the camp of Moroni. And thus ended the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
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37
And it came to pass that inthe same year that the people of Nephi had peace restored unto them, that Nephihah, the second chief judge, died, having filled the judgment-seat with perfect uprightness before God.
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40
Now behold, his name was Pahoran. And Pahoran did fill the seat of his father, and did commence his reign inthe end of the twenty and fourth year, over the people of Nephi.
1
And now it came to pass inthe commencement of the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, they having established peace between the people of Lehi and the people of Morianton concerning their lands, and having commenced the twenty and fifth yearin peace;
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12
Yea, even Amalickiah did himself come down, at the head of the Lamanites. And it was inthe twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges; and it was at the same time that they had begun to settle the affairs of their contentions concerning the chief judge, Pahoran.
1
And now, it came to pass inthe twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, behold, when the Lamanites awoke on the first morning of the first month, behold, they found Amalickiah was dead in his own tent; and they also saw that Teancum was ready to give them battle on that day.
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14
And thus were the Nephites in those dangerous circumstances inthe ending of the twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
15
But behold, it came to pass inthe twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, that Teancum, by the command of Moroni—who had established armies to protect the south and the west borders of the land, and had begun his march towards the land Bountiful, that he might assist Teancum with his men in retaking the cities which they had lost—
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18
And it came to pass that Moroni did arrive with his army at the land of Bountiful, inthe latter end of the twenty and seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
19
And inthe commencement of the twenty and eighth year, Moroni and Teancum and many of the chief captains held a council of war—what they should do to cause the
Lamanites to come out against them to battle; or that they might by
some means flatter them out of their strongholds, that they might gain
advantage over them and take again the city of Mulek.
1
And now it came to pass inthe commencement of the twenty and ninth year of the judges, that Ammoron sent unto Moroni desiring that he would exchange prisoners.
1
And now it came to pass inthe commencement of the thirtieth year of the reign of the judges, on the second day inthe first month, Moroni received an epistle from Helaman, stating the affairs of the people in that quarter of the land.
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7
But inthe twenty and sixth year, when they saw our afflictions and our tribulations for them, they were about to break the covenant which they had made and take up their weapons of war in our defence.
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9
But behold, here is one thing in which we may have great joy. For behold, inthe twenty and sixth year, I, Helaman, did march at the head of these two thousand young men to the city of Judea, to assist Antipus, whom ye had appointed a leader over the people of that part of the land.
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20
They were commanded by Ammoron to maintain those cities which they had taken. And thus ended the twenty and sixth year. And inthe commencement of the twenty and seventh year we had prepared our city and ourselves for defence.
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27
And now it came to pass inthe second month of this year, there was brought unto us many provisions from the fathers of those my two thousand sons.
6
And it came to pass that inthe commencement of the twenty and ninth year, we received a supply of provisions, and also an addition to our army, from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about, to the number of six thousand men, besides sixty of the sons of the
Ammonites who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two
thousand. And now behold, we were strong, yea, and we had also plenty
of provisions brought unto us.
38
Behold, this is the twenty and ninth year, inthe latter end, and we are inthe possession of our lands; and the Lamanites have fled to the land of Nephi.
1
Now it came to pass inthe thirtieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, after Moroni had received and had read Helaman’s epistle, he was exceedingly rejoiced because of the welfare, yea, the exceeding success which Helaman had had, in obtaining those lands which were lost.
12
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the thirty and first year of the reign of the judges over the
people of Nephi, Moroni immediately caused that provisions should be
sent, and also an army of six thousand men should be sent unto Helaman,
to assist him in preserving that part of the land.
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52
And it came to pass that all these things were done. And Helaman died, inthe thirty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
1
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the thirty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Shiblon took possession of those sacred things which had been delivered unto Helaman by Alma.
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4
And it came to pass that inthe thirty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemla into the land which was northward.
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7
And inthe thirty and eighth year, this man built other ships. And the first ship did also return, and many more people did enter into it; and they also took much provisions, and set out again to the land northward.
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10
And it came to pass inthe thirty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, Shiblon died also, and Corianton had gone forth to the land northward in a ship, to carry forth provisions unto the people who had gone forth into that land.
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15
And also in this same year they came down with a numerous army to war against the people of Moronihah, or against the army of Moronihah, inthe which they were beaten and driven back again to their own lands, suffering great loss.
1
And now behold, it came to pass inthe commencement of the fortieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there began to be a serious difficulty among the people of the Nephites.
• • •
13
And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the voice of the people, to be a chief judge and a governor over the people, to reign inthe stead of his brother Pahoran; and it was according to his right. And all this was done inthe fortieth year of the reign of the judges; and it had an end.
14
And it came to pass inthe forty and first year of the reign of the judges, that the
Lamanites had gathered together an innumerable army of men, and armed
them with swords, and with cimeters and with bows, and with arrows, and
with head-plates, and with breastplates, and with all manner of shields
of every kind.
1
And it came to pass inthe 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.
1
And now it came to pass inthe forty and third year of the reign of the judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi save it were a little pride which was inthe church, which did cause some little dissensions among the people, which affairs were settled inthe ending of the forty and third year.
2
And there was no contention among the people inthe forty and fourth year; neither was there much contention inthe forty and fifth year.
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19
And it came to pass that there was still great contention inthe land, yea, even inthe forty and seventh year, and also inthe forty and eighth year.
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22
And it came to pass that the wars and contentions began to cease, in a small degree, among the people of the Nephites, inthe latter end of the forty and eighth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
23
And it came to pass inthe forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established inthe land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established inthe more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.
24
And it came to pass that in this same year there was exceedingly great prosperity inthe church, insomuch that there were thousands who did join themselves unto the church and were baptized unto repentance.
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31
And in this year there was continual rejoicing inthe land of Zarahemla, and in all the regions round about, even in all the land which was possessed by the Nephites.
32
And it came to pass that there was peace and exceedingly great joy inthe remainder of the forty and ninth year; yea, and also there was continual peace and great joy inthe fiftieth year of the reign of the judges.
33
And inthe fifty and first year of the reign of the judges there was peace also, save it were the pride which began to enter into the church—not into the church of God, but into the hearts of the people who professed to belong to the church of God—
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36
And it came to pass that the fifty and second year ended in peace also, save it were the exceedingly great pride which had gotten into the hearts of the people; and it was because of their exceedingly great riches and their prosperity inthe land; and it did grow upon them from day to day.
37
And it came to pass inthe fifty and third year of the reign of the judges, Helaman died, and his eldest son Nephi began to reign in his stead. And it came to pass that he did fill the judgment-seat with justice and equity; yea, he did keep the commandments of God, and did walk inthe ways of his father.
1
And it came to pass inthe fifty and fourth year there were many dissensions inthe church, and there was also a contention among the people, insomuch that there was much bloodshed.
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4
But it came to pass inthe fifty and sixth year of the reign of the judges, there were dissenters who went up from the Nephites unto the Lamanites; and they succeeded with those others in stirring them up to anger against the Nephites; and they were all that year preparing for war.
5
And inthe fifty and seventh year they did come down against the Nephites to battle, and they did commence the work of death; yea, insomuch that inthe fifty and eighth year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land of Zarahemla; yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land which was near the land Bountiful.
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9
And it came to pass inthe sixtieth year of the reign of the judges, Moronihah did succeed with his armies in obtaining many parts of the land; yea, they regained many cities which had fallen into the hands of the Lamanites.
10
And it came to pass inthe sixty and first year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in regaining even the half of all their possessions.
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18
And it came to pass inthe sixty and second year of the reign of the judges, that Moronihah could obtain no more possessions over the Lamanites.
1
And it came to pass that when the sixty and second year of the reign of the judges had ended, all these things had happened and the Lamanites had become, the more part of them, a righteous people, insomuch that their righteousness did exceed that of the Nephites, because of their firmness and their steadiness inthe faith.
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14
And inthe sixty and fifth year
they did also have great joy and peace, yea, much preaching and many
prophecies concerning that which was to come. And thus passed away the sixty and fifth year.
15
And it came to pass that inthe sixty and sixth year of the reign of the judges, behold, Cezoram was murdered by an unknown hand as he sat upon the judgment-seat. And it came to pass that inthe same year, that his son, who had been appointed by the people in his stead, was also murdered. And thus ended the sixty and sixth year.
16
And inthe commencement of the sixty and seventh yearthe people began to grow exceedingly wicked again.
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32
And it came to pass that all these iniquities did come unto them inthe space of not many years, insomuch that a more part of it had come unto them inthe sixty and seventh year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
33
And they did grow in their iniquities inthe sixty and eighth year also, to the great sorrow and lamentation of the righteous.
1
Behold, now it came to pass inthe sixty and ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of the Nephites, that Nephi, the son of Helaman, returned to the land of Zarahemla from the land northward.
1
And now it came to pass inthe seventy and second year of the reign of the judges that the contentions did increase, insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land among all the people of Nephi.
2
And it was this secret band of robbers who did carry on this work of
destruction and wickedness. And this war did last all that year; and inthe seventy and third year it did also last.
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5
And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus inthe seventy and fourth yearthe famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.
6
And this work of destruction did also continue inthe seventy and fifth year. For the earth was smitten that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain inthe season of grain; and the whole earth was smitten, even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands inthe more wicked parts of the land.
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17
And it came to pass that inthe seventy and sixth yearthe Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit inthe season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain inthe season of her grain.
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21
And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace inthe land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.
22
And also they had peace inthe seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.
23
And inthe seventy and ninth year there began to be much strife. But it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily, therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an end to their strife in that same year.
24
And it came to pass that inthe eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi, who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites, and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites, and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites, being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters, therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.
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30
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the eighty and first year they did go forth again against this band of robbers, and did destroy many; and they were also visited with much destruction.
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36
And inthe eighty and second year they began again to forget the Lord their God. And inthe eighty and third year they began to wax strong in iniquity. And inthe eighty and fourth year they did not mend their ways.
37
And it came to pass inthe eighty and fifth year they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness; and thus they were ripening again for destruction.
1
And now it came to pass inthe eighty and sixth year, the Nephites did still remain in wickedness, yea, in great wickedness, while the Lamanites did observe strictly to keep the commandments of God, according to the law of Moses.
11
And these were the conditions also, inthe eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.
12
And there was but little alteration inthe affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, inthe eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.
13
But it came to pass inthe ninetieth year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began to be fulfilled.
1
Now it came to pass that the ninety and first year had passed away and it was six hundred years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; and it was intheyear that Lachoneus was the chief judge and the governor over the land.
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4
And it came to pass that inthe commencement of the ninety and second year, behold, the prophecies of the prophets began to be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs and greater miracles wrought among the people.
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28
And it came to pass that inthe ninety and fourth year they began to increase in a great degree, because there were many dissenters of the Nephites who did flee unto them, which did cause much sorrow unto those Nephites who did remain inthe land.
11
And it came to pass inthe thirteenth year there began to be wars and contentions throughout all the land; for the Gadianton robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people, and did lay waste so many cities, and did spread so much death and carnage throughout the land, that it became expedient that all the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, should take up arms against them.
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17
And it came to pass inthe commencement of the fourteenth year, the war between the robbers and the people of Nephi did continue and did become exceedingly sore; nevertheless, the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the mountains and into their secret places.
18
And thus ended the fourteenth year. And inthe fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them.
1
And now it came to pass that inthe sixteenth year from the coming of Christ, Lachoneus, the governor of the land, received an epistle from the leader and the governor of this band of robbers; and these were the words which were written, saying:
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22
And it came to pass inthe seventeenth year, inthe latter end of theyear, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth throughout all the face of the
land, and they had taken their horses, and their chariots, and their
cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds, and their grain, and all
their substance, and did march forth by thousands and by tens of
thousands, until they had all gone forth to the place which had been appointed that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves against their enemies.
1
And it came to pass that inthe latter end of the eighteenth year those armies of robbers had prepared for battle, and began to come down and to sally forth from the hills, and out of the mountains, and the wilderness, and their strongholds, and their secret places, and began to take possession of the lands, both which were inthe land south and which were inthe land north, and began to take possession of all the lands which had been deserted by the Nephites, and the cities which had been left desolate.
• • •
4
Therefore, there was no chance for the robbers to plunder and to obtain food, save it were to come up in open battle against the Nephites; and the Nephites being in
one body, and having so great a number, and having reserved for
themselves provisions, and horses and cattle, and flocks of every kind,
that they might subsist for the space of seven years, inthe which time they did hope to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land; and thus the eighteenth year did pass away.
5
And it came to pass that inthe nineteenth year Giddianhi found that it was expedient that he should go up to battle against the Nephites, for there was no way that they could subsist save it were to plunder and rob and murder.
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15
And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not come again to battle; neither did they come again inthe twentieth year.
16
And inthe twenty and first year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them in
on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their outward
privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves up according
to their wishes.
1
And now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands inthe twenty and sixth year,
every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his horses and
his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.
• • •
10
But it came to pass inthe twenty and ninth year there began to be some disputings among the
people; and some were lifted up unto pride and boastings because of
their exceedingly great riches, yea, even unto great persecutions;
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14
And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch that inthe thirtieth yearthe church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the
true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and
steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.
• • •
17
And thus, inthe commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus inthe commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness.
• • •
19
And now it was inthe days of Lachoneus, the son of Lachoneus, for Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father and did govern the people that year.
14
And it came to pass inthe thirty and first year
that they were divided into tribes, every man according to his family,
kindred and friends; nevertheless they had come to an agreement that
they would not go to war one with another; but they were not united as
to their laws, and their manner of government, for they were established
according to the minds of those who were
their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws
that one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch that in some degree they had peace inthe land; nevertheless, their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets and did cast them out from among them.
• • •
23
Thus passed away the thirty and second year also. And Nephi did cry unto the people inthe commencement of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance and remission of sins.
• • •
26
And there were many inthe commencement of this year that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of theyear did pass away.
2
And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by this man inthe reckoning of our time, the thirty and third year had passed away;
• • •
5
And it came to pass inthe thirty and fourth year, inthe first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land.
18
And it came to pass that inthe ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the
people of Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called
Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto them,
and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon
after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly manifest himself unto them—
1
And it came to pass that the thirty and fourth year passed away, and also the thirty and fifth, and behold the disciples of Jesus had formed a church of Christ in all the lands round about. And as many as did come unto them, and did truly repent of their sins, were baptized inthe name of Jesus; and they did also receive the Holy Ghost.
2
And it came to pass inthe thirty and sixth year, the people were all converted unto the Lord, upon all the face of the
land, both Nephites and Lamanites, and there were no contentions and
disputations among them, and every man did deal justly one with another.
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4
And it came to pass that the thirty and seventh year passed away also, and there still continued to be peace inthe land.
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And now it came to pass in this year, yea, inthe two hundred and thirty and first year, there was a great division among the people.
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And it came to pass that the Nephites had gathered together a great number of men, even to exceed the number of thirty thousand. And it came to pass that they did have in this same year a number of battles, in which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites and did slay many of them.
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And it came to pass that inthe three hundred and twenty and seventh yearthe
Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power, insomuch that
they did frighten my armies; therefore they would not fight, and they
began to retreat towards the north countries.
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And it came to pass that inthe three hundred and forty and fifth yearthe Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites; and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon, before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.
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And it came to pass inthe three hundred and forty and sixth year they began to come upon us again.
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And the three hundred and forty and ninth year had passed away. And inthe three hundred and fiftieth year we made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton, in which we did get the lands of our inheritance divided.
4
And it came to pass that after this tenth year had passed away, making, inthe whole, three hundred and sixty years from the coming of Christ, the king of the Lamanites sent an epistle unto me, which gave unto me to know that they were preparing to come again to battle against us.
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And it came to pass that inthe three hundred and sixty and first yearthe Lamanites did come down to the city of Desolation to battle against us; and it came to pass that in that year we did beat them, insomuch that they did return to their own lands again.
8
And inthe three hundred and sixty and second year
they did come down again to battle. And we did beat them again, and
did slay a great number of them, and their dead were cast into the sea.
1
And now it came to pass that inthe three hundred and sixty and third yearthe Nephites did go up with their armies to battle against the Lamanites, out of the land Desolation.
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And it came to pass inthe three hundred and sixty and fourth yearthe Lamanites did come against the city Teancum, that they might take possession of the city Teancum also.
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And it came to pass that inthe three hundred and sixty and seventh year, the Nephites being angry because the Lamanites had sacrificed their women and their children, that they did go against the Lamanites with exceedingly great anger, insomuch that they did beat again the Lamanites, and drive them out of their lands.
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And it came to pass that inthe three hundred and eightieth yearthe Lamanites did come again against us to battle, and we did stand against them boldly; but it was all in vain, for so great were their numbers that they did tread the people of the Nephites under their feet.
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Wherefore, it came to pass that inthe first year that Ether dwelt inthe cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.
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And inthe second yearthe word of the Lord came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare the people—
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And it came to pass that there arose up Shared, and he also gave battle unto Coriantumr; and he did beat him, insomuch that inthe third year he did bring him into captivity.
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And the sons of Coriantumr, inthe fourth year, did beat Shared, and did obtain the kingdom again unto their father.
3
Which church was organized and established intheyear of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, inthe fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April.
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We, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, being inthe Spirit on the sixteenth day of February, intheyear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two—
45
God called upon Cainan inthe wilderness inthe fortieth year of his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination.
3
I was born intheyear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, on the twenty-third day of December, inthe town of Sharon, Windsor county, State of Vermont . . . My father, Joseph Smith, Sen., left the State of Vermont, and moved to Palmyra, Ontario (now Wayne) county, inthe State of New York, when I was in my tenth year, or thereabouts. In about four years after my father’s arrival in Palmyra, he moved with his family into Manchester inthe same county of Ontario—
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His family consisting of eleven souls, namely, my father, Joseph Smith;
my mother, Lucy Smith (whose name, previous to her marriage, was Mack,
daughter of Solomon Mack); my brothers, Alvin (who died November 19th,
1823, inthe 26th year of his age), Hyrum, myself, Samuel Harrison, William, Don Carlos; and my sisters, Sophronia, Catherine, and Lucy.
5
Some time inthe second year after our removal to Manchester, there was inthe place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, “Lo, here!” and others, “Lo, there!” Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist.
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During the space of time which intervened between the time I had the vision and theyear eighteen hundred and twenty-three—having been forbidden to join any of the religious sects of the
day, and being of very tender years, and persecuted by those who ought
to have been my friends and to have treated me kindly, and if they
supposed me to be deluded to have endeavored in
a proper and affectionate manner to have reclaimed me—I was left to all
kinds of temptations; and, mingling with all kinds of society, I
frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to say, led me into divers temptations, offensive inthe sight of God. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. A disposition to commit such was never in
my nature. But I was guilty of levity, and sometimes associated with
jovial company, etc., not consistent with that character which ought to
be maintained by one who was called of God as I had been. But this will
not seem very strange to any one who recollects my youth, and is
acquainted with my native cheery temperament.
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Accordingly, as I had been commanded, I went at the end of each year, and at each time I found the same messenger there, and received instruction and intelligence from him at each of our interviews, respecting what the Lord was going to do, and how and in what manner his kingdom was to be conducted inthe last days.
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Intheyear 1823 my father’s family met with a great affliction by the death of my eldest brother, Alvin. Inthe month of October, 1825, I hired with an old gentleman by the name of Josiah Stoal, who lived in Chenango county, State of New York. He had heard something of a silver mine having been opened by the Spaniards in Harmony, Susquehanna county, State of Pennsylvania; and had, previous to my hiring to him, been digging, in order, if possible, to discover the mine. After I went to live with him, he took me, with the rest of his hands, to dig for the silver mine, at which I continued to work for nearly a month, without success in our undertaking, and finally I prevailed with the old gentleman to cease digging after it. Hence arose the very prevalent story of my having been a money-digger.
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