Certainly, Coriantumr would have perished without divine protection. In recent battles, he had three times fainted with the loss of blood (Ether 14:30; 15:9,29). But why would the Lord preserve him? Not because of his righteousness, but so he could see how the word of the Lord had been fulfilled every whit. Certainly, when he recovered from this last battle, he again mourned and refused to be comforted (v. 3).