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Mosiah 9:102 - Mosiah 9:112


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102 And it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites made an oath unto them that his people should not slay them.

103 And also Limhi, being the son of the king, having the kingdom conferred upon him by the people, made oath unto the king of the Lamanites, that his people should pay tribute unto him; even one half of all they possessed.

104 And it came to pass that Limhi began to establish the kingdom, and to establish peace among his people.

105 And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land, that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land, that they might not depart into the wilderness;

106 And he did support his guards out of the tribute which he did receive from the Nephites.

107 And now King Limhi did have continual peace in his kingdom, for the space of two years, that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them.

108 Now there was a place in Shemlon, where the daughters of the Lamanites did gather themselves together to sing, and to dance, and to make themselves merry.

109 And it came to pass that there was one day a small number of them gathered together to sing and to dance.

110 And now the priests of King Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi, yea, and also fearing that the people would slay them, therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children.

111 And having tarried in the wilderness, and having discovered the daughters of the Lamanites, they laid and watched them; and when there were but few of them gathered together to dance, they came forth out of their secret places, and took them and carried them into the wilderness.

112 Yea, twenty and four of the daughters of the Lamanites they carried into the wilderness;

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