The king-men seek to change the law and set up a king—Pahoran
and the freemen are supported by the voice of the people—Moroni
compels the king-men to defend their country or be put to
death—Amalickiah and the Lamanites capture many fortified
cities—Teancum repels the Lamanite invasion and slays Amalickiah
in his tent. About 67–66 B.C. 1 And now it came to pass in the
commencement of the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the
judges over the people of Nephi, they having established peace
between the people of Lehi and the people of Morianton
concerning their lands, and having commenced the twenty and
fifth year in apeace; 2 Nevertheless, they did not long maintain
an entire peace in the land, for there began to be a contention
among the people concerning the chief judge Pahoran; for behold,
there were a part of the people who desired that a few
particular points of the alaw should be altered. 4 Therefore,
those who were desirous that the law should be altered were
angry with him, and desired that he should