In addition to giving us the information that those who were willing to covenant to the cause of freedom were allowed to live and allowed into the Nephite army, we also learn something about the location of these dissidents. As we have seen in the case of Ammonihah and the Zoramites in Antionum, the rebellion appears to have been concentrated in specific locations. These locations were heavily dominated by the dissidents, to the point that afterward they hoited the title of liberty “upon their towers, and in their cities.” There were multiple cities involved in the rebellion.
Geographic: Where were these king-men cities? Sorenson suggests:
“They were concentrated in a particular area as shown by the statements that Moroni’s army “should go against” them and “did march forth.” More explicitly they were compelled to show the title of liberty “upon their towers, and in their cities.” Had their area been upriver, they would simply have collaborated with the Lamanites (cf. v. 13), that they did not indicates that they were downriver (cf. Helaman 1:27, “capital parts of the land” downriver?).” (John L. Sorenson. The Geography of Book of Mormon Events. FARMS 1990, p. 280).