Redaction: Pahoran creates a parallel set of statements that places he and his men in opposition to both the Lamanites and their rebellious brethren. In both cases he places he and his supporters in the position of those who are defending right, and both the Lamanites and the rebellious Nephites in the same category as the enemy. This conceptual linkage of the Lamanites and the kingmen in Zarahemla is no accident. Pahoran means for both to be seen as similar, and both to be seen as the enemy.