“King Limhi Commanded That Every Man Should Impart to the Support of the Widows and Their Children”

George Reynolds, Janne M. Sjodahl

Because so many men had been slain in their recent wars, there was a greater number of women than there were men. These, without help from those who were spared to live, became a heavy burden upon the king, so he, therefore, commanded that they should be taken care of by the men who remained, that they should not "perish with hunger."

Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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