EtherChapter10
And it came to pass that Shez, who was a descendant of Heth—for Heth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez—wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people.
And it came to pass that Shez did remember the destruction of his fathers, and he did build up a righteous kingdom; for he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep; and he did walk in the ways of the Lord; and he begat sons and daughters.
And his eldest son, whose name was Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez was smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father.
And it came to pass that his father did build up many cities upon the face of the land, and the people began again to spread over all the face of the land. And Shez did live to an exceedingly old age; and he begat Riplakish. And he died, and Riplakish reigned in his stead.
And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.
And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death.
Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison, and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations.
And when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.
And it came to pass after the space of many years, Morianton, (he being a descendant of Riplakish) gathered together an army of outcasts, and went forth and gave battle unto the people; and he gained power over many cities; and the war became exceedingly sore, and did last for the space of many years; and he did gain power over all the land, and did establish himself king over all the land.
And after that he had established himself king he did ease the burden of the people, by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people, and they did anoint him to be their king.
And he did do justice unto the people, but not unto himself because of his many whoredoms; wherefore he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.
And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.
And Morianton did live to an exceedingly great age, and then he begat Kim; and Kim did reign in the stead of his father; and he did reign eight years, and his father died. And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.
And his brother did rise up in rebellion against him, by which he did bring him into captivity; and he did remain in captivity all his days; and he begat sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he begat Levi; and he died.
And it came to pass that Levi did serve in captivity after the death of his father, for the space of forty and two years. And he did make war against the king of the land, by which he did obtain unto himself the kingdom.
And after he had obtained unto himself the kingdom he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; and the people did prosper in the land; and he did live to a good old age, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Corom, whom he anointed king in his stead.
And it came to pass that Corom did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead.
And it came to pass that Kish passed away also, and Lib reigned in his stead.
And it came to pass that Lib also did that which was good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter.
And they built a great city by the narrow neck of land, by the place where the sea divides the land.
And they did preserve the land southward for a wilderness, to get game. And the whole face of the land northward was covered with inhabitants.
And they were exceedingly industrious, and they did buy and sell and traffic one with another, that they might get gain.
And they did work in all manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work.
And they did have silks, and fine-twined linen; and they did work all manner of cloth, that they might clothe themselves from their nakedness.
And they did make all manner of tools to till the earth, both to plow and to sow, to reap and to hoe, and also to thrash.
And they did make all manner of tools with which they did work their beasts.
And they did make all manner of weapons of war. And they did work all manner of work of exceedingly curious workmanship.
And never could be a people more blessed than were they, and more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land that was choice above all lands, for the Lord had spoken it.
And it came to pass that Lib did live many years, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Hearthom.
And it came to pass that Hearthom reigned in the stead of his father. And when Hearthom had reigned twenty and four years, behold, the kingdom was taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity, yea, even all the remainder of his days.
And he begat Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. And Heth begat Aaron, and Aaron dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Coriantum, and Coriantum dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Com.
And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.
And in the days of Com there began to be robbers in the land; and they adopted the old plans, and administered oaths after the manner of the ancients, and sought again to destroy the kingdom.
Now Com did fight against them much; nevertheless, he did not prevail against them.
Shez was a descendant of Heth. Heth had died in the famine, and so had all his household except Shez, who now began rebuilding a broken people. He remembered how his fathers had been destroyed, and he built a righteous kingdom because he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep. He walked in the ways of the Lord, and he had sons and daughters. His eldest son, also named Shez, rebelled against him. But the son was struck down by a robber because of his great wealth, and that brought peace again to his father. His father built many cities across the land, and the people began spreading out again over the whole country. Shez lived to a very old age and had Riplakish. Then he died, and Riplakish reigned in his place.
Riplakish didn't do what was right in the sight of the Lord, because he had many wives and concubines, and he laid burdens on people's shoulders that were hard to bear. He taxed them heavily, and with the taxes he built many large buildings. He built himself a very beautiful throne, and he built many prisons. Anyone who wouldn't submit to the taxes he threw into prison, and anyone who couldn't pay the taxes he threw into prison. He made them work constantly for their own support, and anyone who refused to work he had put to death. That is how he got all his fine work. He had his fine gold refined in prison, and he had every kind of fine craftsmanship produced in prison. And he afflicted the people with his sexual immorality and abominations. After he had reigned for forty-two years, the people rose up in rebellion against him, and war broke out in the land again, so that Riplakish was killed and his descendants were driven out of the land.
After many years, Morianton, a descendant of Riplakish, gathered an army of outcasts and went out to battle against the people. He gained power over many cities, and the war grew fierce and lasted for many years, until he gained power over the whole land and made himself king over it. After he had made himself king, he eased the people's burden, which won him their favor, and they anointed him as their king. He dealt justly with the people, but not with himself, because of his many acts of sexual immorality. So he was cut off from the presence of the Lord. Morianton built many cities, and under his reign the people grew very rich in buildings, gold and silver, grain, flocks, herds, and the other things that had been restored to them.
Morianton lived to a great age, and then he had Kim. Kim reigned in his father's place for eight years, and then his father died. But Kim didn't reign in righteousness, so he wasn't favored by the Lord. His brother rose up in rebellion against him and brought him into captivity, and he remained in captivity all his days. He had sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he had Levi. Then he died.
Levi served in captivity for forty-two years after his father's death. Then he made war against the king of the land and took the kingdom for himself. After he had taken it, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and the people prospered in the land. He lived to a good old age and had sons and daughters, and he also had Corom, whom he anointed king in his place.
Corom did what was good in the sight of the Lord all his days. He had many sons and daughters, and after he had seen many days, he passed away, like the rest of the earth, and Kish reigned in his place. Kish passed away too, and Lib reigned in his place.
Lib also did what was good in the sight of the Lord. In his days the poisonous serpents were destroyed, so the people went into the land southward to hunt food because that land was covered with forest animals. And Lib himself became a great hunter. They built a large city by the narrow neck of land, at the place where the sea divides the land. They kept the land southward as wilderness, for game, and the whole land northward was covered with people.
They were very industrious, and they bought, sold, and traded with one another to get rich. They worked in every kind of ore, and they made gold, silver, iron, brass, and all kinds of metals, digging them out of the earth. So they threw up huge heaps of earth to get ore of gold, silver, iron, and copper. And they did all kinds of fine work. They had silks and expensive fabrics, and they made all kinds of cloth to clothe themselves and cover their nakedness.
They made all kinds of tools to work the ground: to plow, sow, reap, hoe, and thresh. They made every kind of tool for working their animals. They made all kinds of weapons of war, and they produced every kind of work of very intricate craftsmanship. No people could ever be more blessed than they were, or more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land more favored than any other because the Lord had said so.
Lib lived many years and had sons and daughters, and he also had Hearthom. Hearthom reigned in his father's place. After he had reigned twenty-four years, the kingdom was taken away from him, and he served many years in captivity, all the rest of his days. He had Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. Heth had Aaron, and Aaron lived in captivity all his days. Aaron had Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also lived in captivity all his days. Amnigaddah had Coriantum, and Coriantum lived in captivity all his days. And Coriantum had Com.
Com drew away half the kingdom, and he reigned over it for forty-two years. Then he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for many years, and in that time Com gained power over Amgid and took the rest of the kingdom. In his days robbers appeared in the land, and they adopted the old plans, administered oaths the way the ancients had, and tried again to destroy the kingdom. Now Com fought hard against them, but he didn't overcome them.
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And it came to pass that Shez, who was a descendant of Heth—for Heth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez—wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people.
Shez was a descendant of Heth. Heth had died in the famine, and so had all his household except Shez, who now began rebuilding a broken people.
And it came to pass that Shez did remember the destruction of his fathers, and he did build up a righteous kingdom; for he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep; and he did walk in the ways of the Lord; and he begat sons and daughters.
He remembered how his fathers had been destroyed, and he built a righteous kingdom because he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep. He walked in the ways of the Lord, and he had sons and daughters.
And his eldest son, whose name was Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez was smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father.
His eldest son, also named Shez, rebelled against him. But the son was struck down by a robber because of his great wealth, and that brought peace again to his father.
And it came to pass that his father did build up many cities upon the face of the land, and the people began again to spread over all the face of the land. And Shez did live to an exceedingly old age; and he begat Riplakish. And he died, and Riplakish reigned in his stead.
His father built many cities across the land, and the people began spreading out again over the whole country. Shez lived to a very old age and had Riplakish. Then he died, and Riplakish reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.
Riplakish didn't do what was right in the sight of the Lord, because he had many wives and concubines, and he laid burdens on people's shoulders that were hard to bear. He taxed them heavily, and with the taxes he built many large buildings.
And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death.
He built himself a very beautiful throne, and he built many prisons. Anyone who wouldn't submit to the taxes he threw into prison, and anyone who couldn't pay the taxes he threw into prison. He made them work constantly for their own support, and anyone who refused to work he had put to death.
Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison, and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations.
That is how he got all his fine work. He had his fine gold refined in prison, and he had every kind of fine craftsmanship produced in prison. And he afflicted the people with his sexual immorality and abominations.
And when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.
After he had reigned for forty-two years, the people rose up in rebellion against him, and war broke out in the land again, so that Riplakish was killed and his descendants were driven out of the land.
And it came to pass after the space of many years, Morianton, (he being a descendant of Riplakish) gathered together an army of outcasts, and went forth and gave battle unto the people; and he gained power over many cities; and the war became exceedingly sore, and did last for the space of many years; and he did gain power over all the land, and did establish himself king over all the land.
After many years, Morianton, a descendant of Riplakish, gathered an army of outcasts and went out to battle against the people. He gained power over many cities, and the war grew fierce and lasted for many years, until he gained power over the whole land and made himself king over it.
And after that he had established himself king he did ease the burden of the people, by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people, and they did anoint him to be their king.
After he had made himself king, he eased the people's burden, which won him their favor, and they anointed him as their king.
And he did do justice unto the people, but not unto himself because of his many whoredoms; wherefore he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.
He dealt justly with the people, but not with himself, because of his many acts of sexual immorality. So he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.
And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.
Morianton built many cities, and under his reign the people grew very rich in buildings, gold and silver, grain, flocks, herds, and the other things that had been restored to them.
And Morianton did live to an exceedingly great age, and then he begat Kim; and Kim did reign in the stead of his father; and he did reign eight years, and his father died. And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.
Morianton lived to a great age, and then he had Kim. Kim reigned in his father's place for eight years, and then his father died. But Kim didn't reign in righteousness, so he wasn't favored by the Lord.
And his brother did rise up in rebellion against him, by which he did bring him into captivity; and he did remain in captivity all his days; and he begat sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he begat Levi; and he died.
His brother rose up in rebellion against him and brought him into captivity, and he remained in captivity all his days. He had sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he had Levi. Then he died.
And it came to pass that Levi did serve in captivity after the death of his father, for the space of forty and two years. And he did make war against the king of the land, by which he did obtain unto himself the kingdom.
Levi served in captivity for forty-two years after his father's death. Then he made war against the king of the land and took the kingdom for himself.
And after he had obtained unto himself the kingdom he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; and the people did prosper in the land; and he did live to a good old age, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Corom, whom he anointed king in his stead.
After he had taken it, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and the people prospered in the land. He lived to a good old age and had sons and daughters, and he also had Corom, whom he anointed king in his place.
And it came to pass that Corom did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead.
Corom did what was good in the sight of the Lord all his days. He had many sons and daughters, and after he had seen many days, he passed away, like the rest of the earth, and Kish reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Kish passed away also, and Lib reigned in his stead.
Kish passed away too, and Lib reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Lib also did that which was good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter.
Lib also did what was good in the sight of the Lord. In his days the poisonous serpents were destroyed, so the people went into the land southward to hunt food because that land was covered with forest animals. And Lib himself became a great hunter.
And they built a great city by the narrow neck of land, by the place where the sea divides the land.
They built a large city by the narrow neck of land, at the place where the sea divides the land.
And they did preserve the land southward for a wilderness, to get game. And the whole face of the land northward was covered with inhabitants.
They kept the land southward as wilderness, for game, and the whole land northward was covered with people.
And they were exceedingly industrious, and they did buy and sell and traffic one with another, that they might get gain.
They were very industrious, and they bought, sold, and traded with one another to get rich.
And they did work in all manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work.
They worked in every kind of ore, and they made gold, silver, iron, brass, and all kinds of metals, digging them out of the earth. So they threw up huge heaps of earth to get ore of gold, silver, iron, and copper. And they did all kinds of fine work.
And they did have silks, and fine-twined linen; and they did work all manner of cloth, that they might clothe themselves from their nakedness.
They had silks and expensive fabrics, and they made all kinds of cloth to clothe themselves and cover their nakedness.
And they did make all manner of tools to till the earth, both to plow and to sow, to reap and to hoe, and also to thrash.
They made all kinds of tools to work the ground: to plow, sow, reap, hoe, and thresh.
And they did make all manner of tools with which they did work their beasts.
They made every kind of tool for working their animals.
And they did make all manner of weapons of war. And they did work all manner of work of exceedingly curious workmanship.
They made all kinds of weapons of war, and they produced every kind of work of very intricate craftsmanship.
And never could be a people more blessed than were they, and more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land that was choice above all lands, for the Lord had spoken it.
No people could ever be more blessed than they were, or more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land more favored than any other because the Lord had said so.
And it came to pass that Lib did live many years, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Hearthom.
Lib lived many years and had sons and daughters, and he also had Hearthom.
And it came to pass that Hearthom reigned in the stead of his father. And when Hearthom had reigned twenty and four years, behold, the kingdom was taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity, yea, even all the remainder of his days.
Hearthom reigned in his father's place. After he had reigned twenty-four years, the kingdom was taken away from him, and he served many years in captivity, all the rest of his days.
And he begat Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. And Heth begat Aaron, and Aaron dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Coriantum, and Coriantum dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Com.
He had Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. Heth had Aaron, and Aaron lived in captivity all his days. Aaron had Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also lived in captivity all his days. Amnigaddah had Coriantum, and Coriantum lived in captivity all his days. And Coriantum had Com.
And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.
Com drew away half the kingdom, and he reigned over it for forty-two years. Then he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for many years, and in that time Com gained power over Amgid and took the rest of the kingdom.
And in the days of Com there began to be robbers in the land; and they adopted the old plans, and administered oaths after the manner of the ancients, and sought again to destroy the kingdom.
In his days robbers appeared in the land, and they adopted the old plans, administered oaths the way the ancients had, and tried again to destroy the kingdom.
Now Com did fight against them much; nevertheless, he did not prevail against them.
Now Com fought hard against them, but he didn't overcome them.
And it came to pass that Shez, who was a descendant of Heth—for Heth had perished by the famine, and all his household save it were Shez—wherefore, Shez began to build up again a broken people.
Shez was a descendant of Heth. Heth had died in the famine, and so had all his household except Shez, who now began rebuilding a broken people.
And it came to pass that Shez did remember the destruction of his fathers, and he did build up a righteous kingdom; for he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep; and he did walk in the ways of the Lord; and he begat sons and daughters.
He remembered how his fathers had been destroyed, and he built a righteous kingdom because he remembered what the Lord had done in bringing Jared and his brother across the deep. He walked in the ways of the Lord, and he had sons and daughters.
And his eldest son, whose name was Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez was smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father.
His eldest son, also named Shez, rebelled against him. But the son was struck down by a robber because of his great wealth, and that brought peace again to his father.
And it came to pass that his father did build up many cities upon the face of the land, and the people began again to spread over all the face of the land. And Shez did live to an exceedingly old age; and he begat Riplakish. And he died, and Riplakish reigned in his stead.
His father built many cities across the land, and the people began spreading out again over the whole country. Shez lived to a very old age and had Riplakish. Then he died, and Riplakish reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.
Riplakish didn't do what was right in the sight of the Lord, because he had many wives and concubines, and he laid burdens on people's shoulders that were hard to bear. He taxed them heavily, and with the taxes he built many large buildings.
And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death.
He built himself a very beautiful throne, and he built many prisons. Anyone who wouldn't submit to the taxes he threw into prison, and anyone who couldn't pay the taxes he threw into prison. He made them work constantly for their own support, and anyone who refused to work he had put to death.
Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison, and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations.
That is how he got all his fine work. He had his fine gold refined in prison, and he had every kind of fine craftsmanship produced in prison. And he afflicted the people with his sexual immorality and abominations.
And when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.
After he had reigned for forty-two years, the people rose up in rebellion against him, and war broke out in the land again, so that Riplakish was killed and his descendants were driven out of the land.
And it came to pass after the space of many years, Morianton, (he being a descendant of Riplakish) gathered together an army of outcasts, and went forth and gave battle unto the people; and he gained power over many cities; and the war became exceedingly sore, and did last for the space of many years; and he did gain power over all the land, and did establish himself king over all the land.
After many years, Morianton, a descendant of Riplakish, gathered an army of outcasts and went out to battle against the people. He gained power over many cities, and the war grew fierce and lasted for many years, until he gained power over the whole land and made himself king over it.
And after that he had established himself king he did ease the burden of the people, by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people, and they did anoint him to be their king.
After he had made himself king, he eased the people's burden, which won him their favor, and they anointed him as their king.
And he did do justice unto the people, but not unto himself because of his many whoredoms; wherefore he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.
He dealt justly with the people, but not with himself, because of his many acts of sexual immorality. So he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.
And it came to pass that Morianton built up many cities, and the people became exceedingly rich under his reign, both in buildings, and in gold and silver, and in raising grain, and in flocks, and herds, and such things which had been restored unto them.
Morianton built many cities, and under his reign the people grew very rich in buildings, gold and silver, grain, flocks, herds, and the other things that had been restored to them.
And Morianton did live to an exceedingly great age, and then he begat Kim; and Kim did reign in the stead of his father; and he did reign eight years, and his father died. And it came to pass that Kim did not reign in righteousness, wherefore he was not favored of the Lord.
Morianton lived to a great age, and then he had Kim. Kim reigned in his father's place for eight years, and then his father died. But Kim didn't reign in righteousness, so he wasn't favored by the Lord.
And his brother did rise up in rebellion against him, by which he did bring him into captivity; and he did remain in captivity all his days; and he begat sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he begat Levi; and he died.
His brother rose up in rebellion against him and brought him into captivity, and he remained in captivity all his days. He had sons and daughters in captivity, and in his old age he had Levi. Then he died.
And it came to pass that Levi did serve in captivity after the death of his father, for the space of forty and two years. And he did make war against the king of the land, by which he did obtain unto himself the kingdom.
Levi served in captivity for forty-two years after his father's death. Then he made war against the king of the land and took the kingdom for himself.
And after he had obtained unto himself the kingdom he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; and the people did prosper in the land; and he did live to a good old age, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Corom, whom he anointed king in his stead.
After he had taken it, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and the people prospered in the land. He lived to a good old age and had sons and daughters, and he also had Corom, whom he anointed king in his place.
And it came to pass that Corom did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead.
Corom did what was good in the sight of the Lord all his days. He had many sons and daughters, and after he had seen many days, he passed away, like the rest of the earth, and Kish reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Kish passed away also, and Lib reigned in his stead.
Kish passed away too, and Lib reigned in his place.
And it came to pass that Lib also did that which was good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter.
Lib also did what was good in the sight of the Lord. In his days the poisonous serpents were destroyed, so the people went into the land southward to hunt food because that land was covered with forest animals. And Lib himself became a great hunter.
And they built a great city by the narrow neck of land, by the place where the sea divides the land.
They built a large city by the narrow neck of land, at the place where the sea divides the land.
And they did preserve the land southward for a wilderness, to get game. And the whole face of the land northward was covered with inhabitants.
They kept the land southward as wilderness, for game, and the whole land northward was covered with people.
And they were exceedingly industrious, and they did buy and sell and traffic one with another, that they might get gain.
They were very industrious, and they bought, sold, and traded with one another to get rich.
And they did work in all manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work.
They worked in every kind of ore, and they made gold, silver, iron, brass, and all kinds of metals, digging them out of the earth. So they threw up huge heaps of earth to get ore of gold, silver, iron, and copper. And they did all kinds of fine work.
And they did have silks, and fine-twined linen; and they did work all manner of cloth, that they might clothe themselves from their nakedness.
They had silks and expensive fabrics, and they made all kinds of cloth to clothe themselves and cover their nakedness.
And they did make all manner of tools to till the earth, both to plow and to sow, to reap and to hoe, and also to thrash.
They made all kinds of tools to work the ground: to plow, sow, reap, hoe, and thresh.
And they did make all manner of tools with which they did work their beasts.
They made every kind of tool for working their animals.
And they did make all manner of weapons of war. And they did work all manner of work of exceedingly curious workmanship.
They made all kinds of weapons of war, and they produced every kind of work of very intricate craftsmanship.
And never could be a people more blessed than were they, and more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land that was choice above all lands, for the Lord had spoken it.
No people could ever be more blessed than they were, or more prospered by the hand of the Lord. And they were in a land more favored than any other because the Lord had said so.
And it came to pass that Lib did live many years, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Hearthom.
Lib lived many years and had sons and daughters, and he also had Hearthom.
And it came to pass that Hearthom reigned in the stead of his father. And when Hearthom had reigned twenty and four years, behold, the kingdom was taken away from him. And he served many years in captivity, yea, even all the remainder of his days.
Hearthom reigned in his father's place. After he had reigned twenty-four years, the kingdom was taken away from him, and he served many years in captivity, all the rest of his days.
And he begat Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. And Heth begat Aaron, and Aaron dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Coriantum, and Coriantum dwelt in captivity all his days; and he begat Com.
He had Heth, and Heth lived in captivity all his days. Heth had Aaron, and Aaron lived in captivity all his days. Aaron had Amnigaddah, and Amnigaddah also lived in captivity all his days. Amnigaddah had Coriantum, and Coriantum lived in captivity all his days. And Coriantum had Com.
And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, during which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.
Com drew away half the kingdom, and he reigned over it for forty-two years. Then he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for many years, and in that time Com gained power over Amgid and took the rest of the kingdom.
And in the days of Com there began to be robbers in the land; and they adopted the old plans, and administered oaths after the manner of the ancients, and sought again to destroy the kingdom.
In his days robbers appeared in the land, and they adopted the old plans, administered oaths the way the ancients had, and tried again to destroy the kingdom.
Now Com did fight against them much; nevertheless, he did not prevail against them.
Now Com fought hard against them, but he didn't overcome them.