Noah is the second of the Nephite kings in the colony established by Zeniff among the Lamanites in the land of Nephi (south of the land of Zarahemla) beginning around 200 b.c. The aging Zeniff confers the kingdom upon his son, Noah, around 160 b.c. But Noah’s greed and lasciviousness propel the people into a state of godlessness, leading to bondage and oppression at the hands of their Lamanite hosts. The Lord sends the prophet Abinadi to call Noah and his complicit priests to repentance (see Mosiah 11:20–29; chapters 12–17). Noah is struck with fear at the compelling message of the impending judgments of God, but his priests stir him to anger anew against Abinadi, who is then delivered to a fiery death. Before his demise, the prophet declares to Noah: “Behold, even as ye have done unto me, so shall it come to pass that thy seed shall cause that many shall suffer the pains that I do suffer, even the pains of death by fire; and this because they believe in the salvation of the Lord their God” (Mosiah 17:15).