10:3 - "...And his eldest son, whose name was Shez, did rebel against him; nevertheless, Shez was smitten by the hand of a robber, because of his exceeding riches, which brought peace again unto his father..."
This is a sad verse, because the king's son became wicked, rebelled, and was killed by a robber, which brought peace again to his father. I know I would be very sad. I don't want to lose any of my children to wickedness or a robber. That's why it's important to teach them correct principles and set a good example. They have their choice, but if we do what we can to teach correctly, they may be more likely to follow righteousness.
10:11 - "...And he did do justice unto the people, but not unto himself because of his many whoredoms; wherefore he was cut off from the presence of the Lord..."
Even if we are trying to be faithful to our fellow man, if we are not faithful unto the Lord, we are still cut off from Him.
10:19 - "...And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest..."
After the third or fourth generation of righteous kings, the poisonous serpents were destroyed and the people had more opportunity for food. I know that when we are righteous and keep the commandments, the Lord blesses us - temporally and spiritually.
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