A man named Gideon, who had not been converted by Alma, nevertheless, he was a good man, got fed up with King Noah and decided to kill him. He fought with him but the king climbed a watchtower near the temple. The tower was unmanned showing the general lack of readiness of the followers of King Noah. Gideon followed him to the top of the tower and would have killed him except Noah spotted the Lamanites coming to battle against his people. When the Lamanites came Noah ordered his people to flee, then in a despicable act of cowardice, he commanded the men to leave their wives and children and flee. Some men wouldn’t do it opting to remain behind and die with their families. But the king and his male followers ran for it. The Lamanites had mercy on those who remained because of the beauty of the women and girls. But imposed a 50% tax on everything the Nephites produced and owned. Meanwhile, guilt struck most of the men who had run away. They burned the king to death fulfilling Abinadi’s prophecy and would have executed his priests as well, but they escaped. We will hear about them shortly. Meanwhile the penitent men, who had executed the king, returned to their families and accepted the new conditions under the Lamanite rule. To my sons, may we always put the needs of our mother, sisters, and wives ahead of our own needs. We must be providers and protectors.
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