Armies of Shiz and Coriantumr Battle

Event 206

Reference: Ether 14:15-31; 15:1-11

And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him until he cameto the plains of Agosh. And Coriantumr had taken all thepeople with him as he fled before Lib in that quarter of theland whither he fled. 16 And when he had come to the plainsof Agosh he gave battle unto Lib, and he smote upon himuntil he died; nevertheless, the brother of Lib did comeagainst Coriantumr in the stead thereof, and the battlebecame exceedingly sore, in the which Coriantumr fledagain before the army of the brother of Lib. 17 Now thename of the brother of Lib was called Shiz.MoroniPlains of AgoshAnd it came to pass that Shiz pursued after Coriantumr, andhe did overthrow many cities, and he did slay both womenand children, and he did burn the cities. 18 And there went afear of Shiz throughout all the land; yea, a cry went forththroughout the land—Land northwardWho can stand before the army of Shiz? Behold, he sweepeth theearth before him!People19 And it came to pass that the people began to flocktogether in armies, throughout all the face of the land. 20And they were divided; and a part of them fled to the armyof Shiz, and a part of them fled to the army of Coriantumr.21 And so great and lasting had been the war, and so longhad been the scene of bloodshed and carnage, that thewhole face of the land was covered with the bodies of thedead. 22 And so swift and speedy was the war that there wasnone left to bury the dead, but they did march forth fromthe shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving thebodies of both men, women, and children strewed upon theface of the land, to become a prey to the worms of the flesh.23 And the scent thereof went forth upon the face of theland, even upon all the face of the land; wherefore thepeople became troubled by day and by night, because of thescent thereof.Moroni24 Nevertheless, Shiz did not cease to pursue Coriantumr;for he had sworn to avenge himself upon Coriantumr of theblood of his brother, who had been slain, and the word ofthe Lord which came to Ether that Coriantumr should notfall by the sword. 25 And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fulness of his wrath, and their wickedness andabominations had prepared a way for their everlastingdestruction.MoroniLand northward26 And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumreastward, even to the borders by the seashore, and there hegave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.Borders ofseashore of eastsea27 And so terrible was the destruction among the armies ofShiz that the people began to be frightened, and began toflee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to theland of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them,all them that would not join them.Land of Corihor28 And they pitched their tents in the valley of Corihor;Valley of Corihorand 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 uponthe hill Comnor, and did sound a trumpet unto the armies ofShiz to invite them forth to battle.Valley of Shurrnear hill Comnor29 And it came to pass that they came forth, but were drivenagain; and they came the second time, and they were drivenagain the second time.And it came to pass that they came again the third time, andthe battle became exceedingly sore.30 And it came to pass that Shiz smote upon Coriantumrthat he gave him many deep wounds; and Coriantumr,having lost his blood, fainted, and was carried away asthough he were dead. 31 Now the loss of men, women andchildren on both sides was so great that Shiz commandedhis people that they should not pursue the armies ofCoriantumr; wherefore, they returned to their camp.1 AND it came to pass when Coriantumr had recovered ofhis wounds, he began to remember the words which Etherhad spoken unto him. 2 He saw that there had been slain bythe sword already nearly two millions of his people, and hebegan to sorrow in his heart; yea, there had been slain twomillions of mighty men, and also their wives and theirchildren. 3 He began to repent of the evil which he haddone; he began to remember the words which had beenspoken by the mouth of all the prophets, and he saw themthat they were fulfilled thus far, every whit; and his soulmourned and refused to be comforted. 4 And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz,desiring him that he would spare the people, and he wouldgive up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.MoroniValley of Shurrnear hill Comnor5 And it came to pass that when Shiz had received hisepistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he wouldgive himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword,that he would spare the lives of the people.6 And it came to pass that the people repented not of theiriniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up toanger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shizwere stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr;wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto thepeople of Coriantumr. 7 And when Coriantumr saw that hewas about to fall he fled again before the people of Shiz.8 And it came to pass that he came to the waters ofRipliancum, which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceedall; wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitchedtheir tents; and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them;and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.Waters ofRipliancum9 And it came to pass that they fought an exceedingly sorebattle, in which Coriantumr was wounded again, and hefainted with the loss of blood.10 And it came to pass that the armies of Coriantumr didpress upon the armies of Shiz that they beat them, that theycaused them to flee before them; and they did fleesouthward, and did pitch their tents in a place which wascalled Ogath.Ogath11 And it came to pass that the army of Coriantumr did pitchtheir tents by the hill Ramah; and it was that same hillwhere my father Mormon did hide up the records unto theLord, which were sacred.Hill Ramah (hillCumorah)