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      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

       to Ether that Coriantumr should not fall by the sword.

      Ether 14:25

       25 And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness

       of his wrath, and their wickedness and abominations had prepared

       a way for their everlasting destruction.

      Ether 14:26

       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.

      Ether 14:27

       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.

      Ether 14:28

       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.

      Ether 14:29

       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.

      Ether 14:30

       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.

      Ether 14:31

       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.

      Ether 15 Chapter 15

      Ether 15:1

       1 And it came to pass when Coriantumr had recovered of his

       wounds, he began to remember the words which Ether had spoken

       unto him.

      Ether 15:2

       2 He saw that there had been slain by the sword already nearly

       two millions of his people, and he began to sorrow in his heart;

       yea, there had been slain two millions of mighty men, and also

       their wives and their children.

      Ether 15:3

       3 He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to

       remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the

       prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far,

       every whit; and his soul mourned and refused to be comforted.

      Ether 15:4

       4 And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz,

       desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up

       the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

      Ether 15:5

       5 And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he

       wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself

       up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would

       spare the lives of the people.

      Ether 15:6

       6 And it came to pass that the people repented not of their

       iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger

       against the people of Shiz; and