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Helaman 8
Corrupt judges seek to incite the people against Nephi—Abraham, Moses, Zenos, Zenock, Ezias, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lehi, and Nephi all testified of Christ—By inspiration Nephi announces the murder of the chief judge. About 23–21 B.C.
And
now
it
came
to
pass
that
when
Nephi
had
said
these
words,
behold,
there
were
men
who
were
judges,
who
also
belonged
to
the
secret
band
of
Gadianton,
and
they
were
angry,
and
they
cried
out
against
him,
saying
unto
the
people:
Why
do
ye
not
seize
upon
this
man
and
bring
him
forth,
that
he
may
be
condemned
according
to
the
crime
which
he
has
done?
2 Why
seest
thou
this
man,
and
hearest
him
revile
against
this
people
and
against
our
law?
3 For
behold,
Nephi
had
spoken
unto
them
concerning
the
corruptness
of
their
law;
yea,
many
things
did
Nephi
speak
which
cannot
be
written;
and
nothing
did
he
speak
which
was
contrary
to
the
commandments
of
God.
4 And
those
judges
were
angry
with
him
because
he
a
spake
plainly
unto
them
concerning
their
secret
works
of
darkness;
nevertheless,
they
durst
not
lay
their
own
hands
upon
him,
for
they
feared
the
people
lest
they
should
cry
out
against
them.
5 Therefore
they
did
cry
unto
the
people,
saying:
Why
do
you
suffer
this
man
to
revile
against
us?
For
behold
he
doth
condemn
all
this
people,
even
unto
destruction;
yea,
and
also
that
these
our
a
great
cities
shall
be
taken
from
us,
that
we
shall
have
no
place
in
them.
6 And
now
we
know
that
this
is
impossible,
for
behold,
we
are
a
powerful,
and
our
cities
great,
therefore
our
enemies
can
have
no
power
over
us.
7 And
it
came
to
pass
that
thus
they
did
a
stir
up
the
people
to
anger
against
Nephi,
and
raised
contentions
among
them;
for
there
were
some
who
did
cry
out:
b
Let
this
man
alone,
for
he
is
a
good
man,
and
those
things
which
he
saith
will
surely
come
to
pass
except
we
repent;
8 Yea,
behold,
all
the
judgments
will
come
upon
us
which
he
has
testified
unto
us;
for
we
know
that
he
has
testified
aright
unto
us
concerning
our
iniquities.
And
behold
they
are
many,
and
he
a
knoweth
as
well
all
things
which
shall
befall
us
as
he
knoweth
of
our
iniquities;
9 Yea,
and
behold,
if
he
had
not
been
a
prophet
he
could
not
have
a
testified
concerning
those
things.
10 And
it
came
to
pass
that
those
people
who
sought
to
destroy
Nephi
were
compelled
because
of
their
fear,
that
they
did
not
lay
their
hands
on
him;
therefore
he
began
again
to
speak
unto
them,
seeing
that
he
had
gained
favor
in
the
eyes
of
some,
insomuch
that
the
remainder
of
them
did
fear.
11 Therefore
he
was
constrained
to
speak
more
unto
them
saying:
Behold,
my
brethren,
have
ye
not
read
that
God
gave
power
unto
one
man,
even
Moses,
to
smite
upon
the
waters
of
the
a
Red
a
Sea,
and
they
parted
hither
and
thither,
insomuch
that
the
Israelites,
who
were
our
fathers,
came
through
upon
dry
ground,
and
the
waters
closed
upon
the
armies
of
the
Egyptians
and
swallowed
them
up?
12 And
now
behold,
if
God
gave
unto
this
man
such
power,
then
why
should
ye
dispute
among
yourselves,
and
say
that
he
hath
given
unto
me
no
power
whereby
I
may
a
know
concerning
the
judgments
that
shall
come
upon
you
except
ye
repent?
13 But,
behold,
ye
not
only
deny
my
words,
but
ye
also
deny
all
the
words
which
have
been
spoken
by
our
fathers,
and
also
the
words
which
were
spoken
by
this
man,
Moses,
who
had
such
great
power
given
unto
him,
yea,
the
words
which
he
hath
spoken
concerning
the
coming
of
the
Messiah.
14 Yea,
did
he
not
bear
record
that
the
Son
of
God
should
come?
And
as
he
a
lifted
up
the
brazen
serpent
in
the
wilderness,
even
so
shall
he
be
lifted
up
who
should
come.
15 And
as
many
as
should
look
upon
that
serpent
should
a
live,
even
so
as
many
as
should
look
upon
the
Son
of
God
with
faith,
having
a
contrite
spirit,
might
b
live,
even
unto
that
life
which
is
eternal.
16 And
now
behold,
Moses
did
not
only
testify
of
these
things,
but
also
a
all
the
holy
prophets,
from
his
days
even
to
the
days
of
Abraham.
17 Yea,
and
behold,
a
Abraham
saw
of
his
coming,
and
was
filled
with
gladness
and
did
rejoice.
18 Yea,
and
behold
I
say
unto
you,
that
Abraham
not
only
knew
of
these
things,
but
there
were
a
many
before
the
days
of
Abraham
who
were
called
by
the
b
order
of
God;
yea,
even
after
the
order
of
his
Son;
and
this
that
it
should
be
shown
unto
the
people,
a
great
many
thousand
years
before
his
coming,
that
even
redemption
should
come
unto
them.
19 And
now
I
would
that
ye
should
know,
that
even
since
the
days
of
Abraham
there
have
been
many
prophets
that
have
testified
these
things;
yea,
behold,
the
prophet
a
Zenos
did
testify
boldly;
for
the
which
he
was
slain.
20 And
behold,
also
a
Zenock,
and
also
b
Ezias,
and
also
c
Isaiah,
and
d
Jeremiah,
(Jeremiah
being
that
same
prophet
who
testified
of
the
destruction
of
e
Jerusalem)
and
now
we
know
that
Jerusalem
was
destroyed
according
to
the
words
of
Jeremiah.
O
then
why
not
the
Son
of
God
come,
according
to
his
prophecy?
21 And
now
will
you
dispute
that
a
Jerusalem
was
destroyed?
Will
ye
say
that
the
b
sons
of
Zedekiah
were
not
slain,
all
except
it
were
c
Mulek?
Yea,
and
do
ye
not
behold
that
the
seed
of
Zedekiah
are
with
us,
and
they
were
driven
out
of
the
land
of
Jerusalem?
But
behold,
this
is
not
all—
22 Our
father
Lehi
was
driven
out
of
Jerusalem
because
he
a
testified
of
these
things.
Nephi
also
testified
of
these
things,
and
also
almost
all
of
our
fathers,
even
down
to
this
time;
yea,
they
have
testified
of
the
b
coming
of
Christ,
and
have
looked
forward,
and
have
rejoiced
in
his
day
which
is
to
come.
23 And
behold,
he
is
God,
and
he
is
a
with
them,
and
he
did
manifest
himself
unto
them,
that
they
were
redeemed
by
him;
and
they
gave
unto
him
glory,
because
of
that
which
is
to
come.
24 And
now,
seeing
ye
know
these
things
and
cannot
deny
them
except
ye
shall
lie,
therefore
in
this
ye
have
sinned,
for
ye
have
rejected
all
these
things,
notwithstanding
so
many
a
evidences
which
ye
have
received;
yea,
even
ye
have
received
b
all
things,
both
things
in
heaven,
and
all
things
which
are
in
the
earth,
as
a
witness
that
they
are
true.
25 But
behold,
ye
have
rejected
the
truth,
and
a
rebelled
against
your
holy
God;
and
even
at
this
time,
instead
of
laying
up
for
yourselves
b
treasures
in
heaven,
where
nothing
doth
corrupt,
and
where
nothing
can
come
which
is
unclean,
ye
are
heaping
up
for
yourselves
wrath
against
the
day
of
c
judgment.
26 Yea,
even
at
this
time
ye
are
ripening,
because
of
your
murders
and
your
a
fornication
and
wickedness,
for
everlasting
destruction;
yea,
and
except
ye
repent
it
will
come
unto
you
soon.
27 Yea,
behold
it
is
now
even
at
your
doors;
yea,
go
ye
in
unto
the
judgment-seat,
and
search;
and
behold,
your
judge
is
murdered,
and
he
a
lieth
in
his
blood;
and
he
hath
been
murdered
b
by
his
brother,
who
seeketh
to
sit
in
the
judgment-seat.
28 And
behold,
they
both
belong
to
your
secret
band,
whose
a
author
is
Gadianton
and
the
evil
one
who
seeketh
to
destroy
the
souls
of
men.
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