14:1 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.
14:2 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.
14:3 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.
14:4 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.
14:5 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.
14:6 And he came forth to the land of Moron, and placed himself upon
the throne of Coriantumr.
14:7 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.
14:8 Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, also received
great strength to his army, because of secret combinations.
14:9 And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he sat
upon his throne.
14:10 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.
14:11 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.
14:12 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.
14:13 And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave
battle unto him upon the seashore.
14:14 And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr,
that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.
14:15 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.
14:16 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.
14:17 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.
14:18 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!
14:19 And it came to pass that the people began to flock together in
armies, throughout all the face of the land.
14:20 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.
14:21 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.
14:22 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.
14:23 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.
14:24 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.
14:25 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.
14:26 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.
14:27 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.
14:28 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.
14:29 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.
14:30 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.
14:31 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.