Jared², a son of King Omer, rebelled against his father and went to dwell in the land of Heth. By flattery and cunning words he won over many people until he had gained half the kingdom (Ether 8:2). He then gave battle to Omer, carried him into captivity, and held him there for half of Omer’s reign (Ether 8:3-4). Jared’s brothers Esrom and Coriantumr, also sons of Omer, raised an army and attacked Jared by night, destroying his forces. They were about to kill him, but at his pleading they spared his life when he agreed to give the kingdom back to his father (Ether 8:5-6).
Having lost the kingdom, on which he had set his heart, Jared grew sorrowful (Ether 8:7). His daughter proposed a plan to win it back: she would dance before Akish, son of Kimnor, so that he would ask to marry her, and Jared would grant her only if Akish brought him the head of Omer the king. She also pointed Jared to the records their fathers had carried across the sea, which told how the ancients had gained kingdoms through secret plans (Ether 8:8-12). Akish accepted, gathered his kinsfolk, and bound them by oaths handed down from Cain, forming a secret combination (Ether 8:13-18).
The combination overthrew the kingdom of Omer, but the Lord warned Omer in a dream and he fled with his family to Ablom by the seashore (Ether 9:1-3). Jared was then anointed king by the hand of wickedness and gave his daughter to Akish as a wife (Ether 9:4). Akish in turn sought the life of his father-in-law: he applied to those he had bound by oath, and they beheaded Jared as he sat on his throne giving audience. Akish reigned in his place (Ether 9:5-6).