123 And Limhi said unto him, What cause have ye to come up to war against my people?
124 Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made unto you; therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made unto my people?
125 And now the king said, I have broken the oath, because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people; therefore in my anger I did cause my people to come up to war against thy people.
126 Now Limhi had heard nothing concerning this matter; therefore he said, I will search among my people, and whosoever has done this thing shall perish.
127 Therefore he caused a search to be made among his people.
128 Now when Gideon had heard these things, he being the king's captain, he went forth and said unto the king, I pray thee forbear, and do not search this people, and lay not this thing to their charge.
129 For do ye not remember the priests of thy father, whom this people sought to destroy?
130 And are they not in the wilderness? And are not they the ones who have stolen the daughters of the Lamanites?
131 And now behold, and tell the king of these things, that he may tell his people, that they may be pacified towards us: for behold they are already preparing to come against us; and behold also, there are but few of us.
132 And behold, they come with their numerous hosts; and except the king doth pacify them towards us, we must perish.
133 For are not the words of Abinadi fulfilled, which he prophesied against us? and all this because we would not hearken unto the word of the Lord, and turn from our iniquities?
