Riplakish was a Jaredite king, son of Shez. His father had built up many cities, lived to a very old age, and fathered Riplakish, who reigned after him (Ether 10:4). Riplakish did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord: he took many wives and concubines, laid grievous burdens on the people, taxed them heavily, and used the taxes to build many spacious buildings (Ether 10:5).
He erected a beautiful throne and built many prisons. Anyone who would not submit to the taxes, or who could not pay them, he cast into prison and forced to labor continually for their support; those who refused to labor he had put to death (Ether 10:6). His fine gold was refined and his fine workmanship wrought by prisoners, and he afflicted the people with his whoredoms and abominations (Ether 10:7).
After he had reigned forty-two years, the people rose up in rebellion and war returned to the land. Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out (Ether 10:8). Many years later one of his descendants, Morianton, gathered an army of outcasts, took many cities, and made himself king over all the land (Ether 10:9). He eased the people’s burdens and did justice to them, but because of his own whoredoms he was cut off from the presence of the Lord (Ether 10:10-11).