This article is meant to give a list of Book of Mormon rulers, including kings and chief judges among the Lamanites, Nephites, and Jaredites.[1]
Nephites
The Nephites had kings to begin with, then judges, then a brief period of anarchy, then self-governance, initially led by the Savior's teachings.
Reign of the Nephite Kings in the Land of Zarahemla
- Nephi (569 BC)[2]
- 2nd Nephi, 3rd Nephi, etc. (Names not given) (c. 540 - 279 BC)
- Mosiah (c. 200 BC)
- Benjamin (c. 154 BC)
- Mosiah II (c. 124 BC)
Nephite Kings in the Land of Lehi-Nephi (which became Lamanite Territory)
Reign of the Nephite Judges in the Land of Zarahemla
- Alma2 (c. 91 BC)
- Nephihah (c. 83 BC)
- Pahoran1 (c. 68 BC)
- Pahoran2 (c. 52 BC)
- Pacumeni (c. 51 BC)
- Helaman3 (c. 50 BC)
- Nephi2 (c. 39 BC)
- Cezoram (c. 30 BC)
- son of Cezoram (no name given) (c. 26 BC)
- Seezoram (c. 23 BC)
- various judges with no names given (c. 20-? BC)
- Lachoneus1 (c. AD 1)
- Gidgiddoni (c. AD 16-18)
- Lachoneus2 (c. AD 30)
Lamanites
The Lamanites appear to have had mostly kings:
Lamanite Kings in the Land of Lehi-Nephi
- Laman (about 588-559 BC)
- Laman2, contemporary of King Zeniff
- Laman, son of Laman (?)
- Amalickiah
- Ammoron
- Tubaloth
- Aaron
Jaredites
Kings
See also
References
- ↑ Peterson, Christopher J. (2019-07-01). "Our Leaders Were Mighty": Identifying Modern Leadership Philosophies in the Book of Mormon (MA thesis). Brigham Young University. hdl:1877/etd10921.
- ↑ Kerr, Todd R. (1992). "Ancient Aspects of Nephite Kingship in the Book of Mormon". Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 1 (1): 85–118. ISSN 1065-9366. JSTOR 44758623.
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