“Kishkumen Sought to Destroy Helaman”

Kishkumen and his band had already decided to take action against the new chief judge when they murdered Pahoran₂ but failed to achieve their political goals. They undoubtedly hoped that Pacumeni’s murder would facilitate their rise to power. That hope was dashed with the seating of Helaman₂. Their goal, however, remained the same, so they targeted Helaman with the same strategy of assassination.