104 And it was by night; And I caused that they should hide themselves without the wall;
105 And after that they had hid themselves, I, Nephi, crept into the city and went forth toward the house of Laban;
106 And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.
107 Nevertheless, I went forth; And as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, And he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine;
108 And when I came to him, I found that it was Laban;
109 And I beheld his sword, And I drew it forth from the sheath thereof and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, And the workmanship thereof was exceeding fine, And I saw that the blade thereof was of the most precious steel.
110 And it came to pass that I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban,
111 But I said in my heart, 'Never at any time have I shed the blood of man.' And I shrunk and would that I might not slay him.
112 And the Spirit saith unto me again: "Behold, the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands." Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life; Yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord; And he also had taken away our property.
113 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me again: "Slay him! for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands;
114 Behold, the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth His righteous purposes;