“The Kingdom Was Taken Away from Him”

Brant Gardner

In Moroni’s desire to show the connection between the promise of the land and the prosperity of the kings in the land, he does not seem to notice the great irony of how rapidly that righteousness disintegrates into rivalries for the throne. Once again a king is dethroned. Once again, this usurper lineage will be deposed, and the name does not even show in the Jaredite king-list.

Chronology: The average-reign chronology would place the reign of Hearthom between 590 and 560 B.C.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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