# Book of Mormon (Plain English Version)/Ether/Chapter 7

​Chorihor rebels... (compare Ether, chapter 7)
King Orihah executed righteous judgment in the land throughout his very long life. He had eight daughters and twenty-three sons. In addition to these sons, Kib was born when Orihah was old. Kib reigned in place of his father, and had a son, Corihor.
​When Corihor was thirty-two years old, he rebelled against his father and went over to the land of Nehor to live. There he had many attractive sons and daughters who drew many people away to the land of Nehor.
After Corihor had gathered an army, he went to the land of Moron and captured King Kib, his father. This act fulfilled the words of Jared's brother (which he had spoken about 100 years earlier), that having a king would lead to captivity.
The land of Moron, where King Kib lived, was near the land which the Nephites later called Desolation. Kib lived in captivity under Corihor until he was very old. In his old age, Kib had a son and named him Shule.
As Shule grew older, he was angry with his brother. Shule grew into a large, strong man and was also mighty in judgment. He went to Ephraim Hill and made steel swords from the ore he found there.
Then he armed his followers and returned to the city of Nehor. Shule and his followers gave battle to his older brother, Corihor, and restored the kingdom to his very old father, Kib.
Because of Shule's deeds, Kib bestowed the kingdom upon him. Like Orihah, his grandfather, Shule executed righteous judgment in the land. His kingdom spread all over the land as the population of the people dramatically increased.
Shule had many sons and daughters. Meanwhile, Corihor repented of the many things he had done wrong, so Shule gave him power in his kingdom.
Corihor also had many sons and daughters. Among Corihor's sons, there was one named Noah, who rebelled against his uncle Shule, and also against his father, Corihor.
​Noah drew away Cohor, his brother, all his other brethren, and many other people. Noah and his followers gave battle to King Shule and obtained the land of their first inheritance.
Noah became a king over that part of the land. Seeking even more power, Noah again gave battle to King Shule, and took him captive to Moron.
Noah was about to kill his uncle Shule, but Shule’s sons crept into Noah's house at night and killed him. Then they broke down the prison door, rescued their father, and returned him to his throne in his own kingdom.
But Noah's son, Cohor, built up his father's kingdom in his place. However, he did not gain power over King Shule, whose people prospered and became very great.
Now the country had been divided into two kingdoms—the kingdom of Shule and the kingdom of Cohor. When Cohor and his people attacked Shule's kingdom, his people were defeated, and he was killed in battle. Then Cohor's son, Nimrod, gave up his father's kingdom to Shule.
Nimrod gained favor in the eyes of his great-great-uncle, Shule, who bestowed great favors and freedom upon him. As Shule reigned, the Lord sent prophets among the people, who prophesied that the wickedness and idolatry of the people was bringing a curse upon the land, and that they would be destroyed if they did not repent.
The people reviled against and mocked the prophets, but King Shule punished all those who did this. He passed a law throughout the land that allowed the prophets to go wherever they desired, calling the people to repentance. ​Because the people repented of their sins and idolatry, the Lord spared them, and they began to prosper again in the land.
Then King Shule had more sons and daughters in his old age.
There were no more wars in the days of Shule. Shule remained a righteous king by remembering the great things the Lord had done for his great-grandfather, Jared, in bringing him and his people across the ocean to the promised land.