“Orihah is a perfect example of the Lord’s teachings on righteous kingship as presented by Mosiah. If just rulers could always be chosen, then kingship would be an expedient form of government. However, not all leaders are just, and it is therefore usually not expedient to have kings rule … .
“Clearly the brother of Jared well understood the Lord’s teachings regarding kingship [see Ether 6:22–23], for it was not long after the reign of Orihah that his prophetic words were fulfilled when Orihah’s successor was brought into captivity. (Ether 7:5.)” (Skinner, “Promises Fulfilled,” 267).