Lehi made frequent reference to the power of the devil in his final blessing to Laman and Lemuel (see 2 Nephi 1:13, 17–18, 21, 23). Laman and Lemuel’s behavior indicates that Satan had a great hold over them. To say that they were bound with chains is an apt description of their awful plight. Nephi warned the Saints of the latter days in similar terms (see 2 Nephi 28:19–23).