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Ether 6:47 - Ether 6:57


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47 And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave battle unto him upon the sea-shore.

48 And it came to pass that Lib did smite the army of Coriantumr, that they fled again to the wilderness of Akish.

49 And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him until he came to the plains of Agosh.

50 And Coriantumr had taken all the people with him, as he fled before Lib, in that quarter of the land whither he fled.

51 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 exceeding sore, in the which Coriantumr fled again before the army of the brother of Lib.

52 Now the name of the brother of Lib was called Shiz.

53 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 thereof;

54 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!

55 And it came to pass that the people began to flock together in armies, throughout all the face of the land.

56 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.

57 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;

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