“Ye Shall Not Suffer Yourselves to Be Slain by the Hands of Your Enemies”

Brant Gardner

Redaction: Mormon quotes a second scriptural justification of armed defense—a passage he would doubtless have used in his own military activities. Like the first, however, we do not know when the scripture was received or by whom. The continuation of the theme suggests that it was part of the same revelation referenced in v. 46.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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