Jaredite kings

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Jaredite kings are a series of monarchs described in the Book of Mormon, comprising chapters 6:22-15 of the Book of Ether. As death was approaching Jared and his brother, gathered together the Jaredite people to ask them what they desired of them before they died. The people then requested that they anoint one of their sons as king. This was grievous to them, and the brother of Jared remarked that "surely this thing leadeth into captivity." [1] Despite his brother's misgivings, Jared pressed him to allow the establishment of a Jaredite kingship at which suggestion the brother of Jared yielded. [2]

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The people chose Pagag, the firstborn of the brother of Jared. He initially refused. The people then wished to force him to be king but the brother of Jared would not allow that. They suggested his sons, Jacom, Gilgah, and Mahah, but they refused to be king. Then, Pagag finally agreed to be king. Thus began the institution of monarchy among the Jaredites sometime after the Tower of Babel and the arrival of the Jaredites in the Americas.

Early kings

  1. Orihah - son of Jared, righteous king [3]
  2. Kib - son of Orihah, righteous king [4]
  3. Corihor - son of Kib, unrighteous king, usurped kingship from Kib [5]
  4. Shule - son of Kib, overthrew kingship from Corihor and restored it to Kib, and then Kib bestowed kingdom on Shule [6]

Divided kingdom

Kingdom of Noah/Cohor

  1. Noah - son of Corihor, unrighteous king, battled Shule and obtained part of the kingdom including the land of first inheritance and Moron, slain by the sons of Shule [7]
  2. Cohor - son of Noah, unrighteous king, slain by Shule [8]
  3. Nimrod - son of Cohor, restored the monarchy to Shule [9]

Kingdom of Shule

  1. Shule - son of Kib, righteous king [10]

Reunited kingdom

  1. Shule - son of Kib, righteous [11]
  2. Omer - son of Shule, righteous, fled with house from Akish [12]
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  1. Jared - son of Omer, unrighteous, usurped father then usurped by two brothers Esrom and Coriantumr [13]
  2. Akish - friend of Omer, married the daughter of Jared, helped Jared regain the throne then usurped and killed Jared [14]
  3. Omer - restored to the throne after the civil war of Akish had almost destroyed the entire kingdom [15]
  4. Emer - son of Omer, righteous, saw Jesus Christ [16]
  5. Coriantum - son of Emer, righteous [17]
  6. Com - son of Coriantum, righteous [18]
  7. Heth - son of Com, unrighteous, slew his father, great destruction in the kingdom, many move to area of Zarahemla [19]
  8. Shez - descendant of Heth, righteous, rebuilt kingdom [20]
  9. Riplakish - son of Shez, unrighteous, civil war overthrows Jaredite kingship. [21] There was then a break in continuity of the kingdom because Riplakish was deposed and the government deferred to "the people" which after some generations a king and the kingdom was reestablished by Morianton [22]
  10. Morianton - descendant of Riplakish, good king but morally weak, restores kingship among Jaredites [23]
  11. Kim - son of Morianton, unrighteous [24]
  12. Brother of Kim - usurped Kim, unrighteous [25]
  13. Levi - son of Kim, usurped the kingdom, righteous [26]
  14. Corom - son of Levi, righteous [27]
  15. Kish - son of Corom, righteous [28]
  16. Lib - son of Kish, righteous [29]
  17. Hearthom - son of Lib, righteous [30]

Rule of usurper kings

  1. Usurper kings (unknown number) [31]
  2. Amgid [32]

Kings in captivity under the usurpers

  1. Heth - son of Hearthom [33]
  2. Aaron - son of Heth [34]
  3. Amnigaddah - son of Aaron [35]
  4. Coriantum - son of Amnigaddah [36]

Restoration of lineage

  1. Com -son of Coriantum [37]
  2. Shiblom - son of Com, fought with brother who slew the prophets, great destruction in the land [38]
  3. Seth - son of Shiblom, unknown disposition, in captivity after his father was slain [39]
  4. Ahah - son of Seth, [40]
  5. Ethem - descendant of Ahah [41]
  6. Moron - son of Ethem, usurped by a mighty man, then regained throne only to lose it again [42]

Final change of lineage

  1. Descendant of the brother of Jared - usurper who was a "mighty man" of unknown connection to Moron [43]
  2. Coriantumr - unknown familial lineage, last king of the Jaredites [44]

Civil war under the reign of Coriantumr

  1. Shared - unknown familial lineage, at war with Coriantumr, killed by Coriantumr [45]
  2. Gilead - brother of Shared, battled Coriantumr and usurped the throne [46]
  3. Gilead’s High Priest - murdered Gilead as he sat upon his throne [47]
  4. Lib - member of one of the secret combinations, murdered Gilead’s high priest in a secret pass, usurped the throne, killed by Coriantumr [48]
  5. Shiz - brother of Lib, unrighteous, waged total war on the people of Coriantumr leading to the end of Jaredite civilization, killed by Coriantumr [49]

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References

  1. Ether 6:23
  2. Ether 6:24
  3. Ether 6:27-7:3
  4. Ether 7:3-10
  5. Ether 7:3-15
  6. Ether 7:3-15
  7. Ether 7:14-18
  8. Ether 7:19-21
  9. Ether 7:22
  10. Ether 7:7-20
  11. Ether 7:21-27
  12. Ether 8:1-12; 9:1-3
  13. Ether 8:1-18; 9:4-5
  14. Ether 8:10-18; 9:1-12
  15. Ether 9:13-14
  16. Ether 9:14-21
  17. Ether 9:21-24
  18. Ether 9:25-27
  19. Ether 9:25-10:1
  20. Ether 10:1-4
  21. Ether 10:4-8
  22. Ether 10:8-9
  23. Ether 10:9-13
  24. Ether 10:13-14
  25. Ether 10:14
  26. Ether 10:14-15
  27. Ether 10:16-17
  28. Ether 10:17-18
  29. Ether 10:18-29
  30. Ether 10:29-30
  31. Ether 10:30
  32. Ether 10:32
  33. Ether 10:31
  34. Ether 10:31
  35. Ether 10:31
  36. Ether 10:31
  37. Ether 10:32-11:3
  38. Ether 11:4-9
  39. Ether 11:9
  40. Ether 11:10
  41. Ether 11:11-14
  42. Ether 11:14-18
  43. Ether 11:17-18
  44. Ether 12:1-2; 13:15-15, Omni 1:21
  45. Ether Ether 13:23-31
  46. Ether 14:3-9
  47. Ether 14:9
  48. Ether 14:10-16
  49. Ether 14:16-15; 15:30