“They Had All Fallen by the Sword Save It Were a Few”

Brant Gardner

Here we have numbers that do appear to be actual counts, suggesting that Ether may have approached each camp. Presumably while the exhausted combatants were resting in preparation for the next day’s fight, Ether could come close enough to count the living by night, then retreat to safety.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 6

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