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       30 And Coriantumr gave Shared battle again in the valley of

       Gilgal, in which he beat Shared and slew him.

      Ether 13:31

       31 And Shared wounded Coriantumr in his thigh, that he did not

       go to battle again for the space of two years, in which time all

       the people upon the face of the land were shedding blood, and

       there was none to restrain them.

      Ether 14 Chapter 14

      Ether 14:1

       1 And now there began to be a great 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.

      Ether 14:2

       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

       defence of his property and his own life and of his wives and

       children.

      Ether 14:3

       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.

      Ether 14:4

       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.

      Ether 14:5

       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.

      Ether 14:6

       6 And he came forth to the land of Moron, and placed himself

       upon the throne of Coriantumr.

      Ether 14:7

       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.

      Ether 14:8

       8 Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, also

       received great strength to his army, because of secret

       combinations.

      Ether 14:9

       9 And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he

       sat upon his throne.

      Ether 14:10

       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.

      Ether 14:11

       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.

      Ether 14:12

       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.

      Ether 14:13

       13 And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave

       battle unto him upon the seashore.

      Ether 14:14

       14 And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of

       Coriantumr, that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.

      Ether 14:15

       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.

      Ether 14:16

       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.

      Ether 14:17

       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.

      Ether 14:18

       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!

      Ether 14:19

       19 And it came to pass that the people began to flock together

       in armies, throughout all the face of the land.

      Ether 14:20

       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.

      Ether 14:21

       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 bodies of the dead.

      Ether 14:22

       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

       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 worms of the flesh.

      Ether 14:23

       23 And the 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.

      Ether 14:24

       24 Nevertheless, Shiz did 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

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