“We Will Resist Wickedness Even Unto Bloodshed”

Brant Gardner

Redaction: Pahoran drafts parallel statements that place him and his men in opposition to both the Lamanites and to the rebel Nephites. In both cases, he and his supporters are defending right, while both the Lamanites and the rebel king-men are the enemy. This conceptual linkage of the Lamanites and the king-men in Zarahemla is purposeful; they are both the enemy—and for the same reason.

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

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