Ether 6:9 9 And they did sing praises unto the Lord;
yea, the brother of
Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and he did thank
and praise
the Lord all the day long; and when the night came,
they did not
cease to praise the Lord.
Ether 6:10 10 And thus they were driven forth; and
no monster of the sea
could break them, neither whale that could mar them;
and they did
have light continually, whether it was above the water
or under
the water.
Ether 6:11 11 And thus they were driven forth, three
hundred and forty and
four days upon the water.
Ether 6:12 12 And they did land upon the shore of the promised land. And when they had set their feet upon the shores of the promised land they bowed themselves down upon the face of the land, and did humble themselves before the Lord, and did shed tears of joy before the Lord, because of the multitude of his tender mercies over them.
Ether 6:13 13 And it came to pass that they went
forth upon the face of the
land, and began to till the earth.
Ether 6:14 14 And Jared had four sons; and they
were called Jacom, and
Gilgah, and Mahah, and Orihah.
Ether 6:15 15 And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters.
Ether 6:16 16 And the friends of Jared and his brother
were in number about
twenty and two souls; and they also begat sons and
daughters
before they came to the promised land; and therefore
they began
to be many.
Ether 6:17 17 And they were taught to walk humbly
before the Lord; and they
were also taught from on high.
Ether 6:18 18 And it came to pass that they began
to spread upon the face
of the land, and to multiply and to till the earth;
and they did
wax strong in the land.
Ether 6:19 19 And the brother of Jared began to be old, and saw that he must soon go down to the grave; wherefore he said unto Jared: Let us gather together our people that we may number them, that we may know of them what they will desire of us before we go down to our graves.
Ether 6:20 20 And accordingly the people were gathered
together. Now the
number of the sons and the daughters of the brother
of Jared were
twenty and two souls; and the number of sons and daughters
of
Jared were twelve, he having four sons.
Ether 6:21 21 And it came to pass that they did
number their people; and
after that they had numbered them, they did desire
of them the
things which they would that they should do before
they went down
to their graves.
Ether 6:22 22 And it came to pass that the people
desired of them that they
should anoint one of their sons to be a king over
them.
Ether 6:23 23 And now behold, this was grievous
unto them. And the brother
of Jared said unto them: Surely this thing leadeth
into
captivity.
Ether 6:24 24 But Jared said unto his brother:
Suffer them that they may
have a king. And therefore he said unto them:
Choose ye out from
among our sons a king, even whom ye will.


