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Ether 6:91 - Ether 6:101


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91 And it came to pass that Coriantumr wrote again an epistle unto Shiz, desiring that he would not come again to battle, but that he would take the kingdom, and spare the lives of the people.

92 But behold, the Spirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and Satan had full power over the hearts of the people, for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds, that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.

93 And it came to pass that they fought all that day, and when the night came they slept upon their swords; and on the morrow they fought even until the night came;

94 And when the night came they were drunken with anger, even as a man who is drunken with wine; and they slept again upon their swords; and on the morrow they fought again;

95 And when the night came they had all fallen by the sword, save it were fifty and two of the people of Coriantumr, and sixty and nine of the people of Shiz.

96 And it came to pass that they slept upon their swords that night, and on the morrow they fought again, and they contended in their mights with their swords, and with their shields, all that day;

97 And when the night came there were thirty and two of the people of Shiz, and twenty and seven of the people of Coriantumr.

98 And it came to pass that they ate and slept, and prepared for death on the morrow.

99 And they were large and mighty men, as to the strength of men.

100 And it came to pass that they fought for the space of three hours, and they fainted with the loss of blood.

101 And it came to pass that when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength, that they could walk, they were about to flee for their lives, but behold, Shiz arose, and also his men, and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr, or he would perish by the sword;

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