“For Behold, Your Fathers Did Wrong Their Brethren”

Brant Gardner

The accusation of “your fathers’” misbehavior is interesting considering that Ammoron himself was a Nephite only a few years earlier. Clearly, this is a standard bone of contention that may be brought out whenever needed. Archaeologist David Webster notes: “Wars were consequently fought between traditional enemies for decades or even centuries as kings sought to redress old insults and ancestral defeats.”

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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