According to the
Book of Mormon
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, Lachoneus ( )
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-ified from «la-kō´nē-us» was the chief judge
A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, th ...
of the Nephites
According to the Book of Mormon, the Nephites () are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, po ...
during the time of the birth of Christ, or AD 1, the 92nd year of the reign of the judges. His reign started at a date unknown but not earlier than about 23-20 BC, the approximate time of the assassination of chief judge Cezoram
According to the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, Cezoram () was the eighth Nephite chief judge (c. 30 BC). In the 62nd year of the reign of the judges, or 30 BC, Nephi, son of Helaman, gave up the judgement seat a ...
().
No record of his life prior to the year AD 16 exists. In this year Giddianhi
This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
Notation
Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi1) are numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon. Missing indices indicat ...
, leader of the band of Gadianton robbers
The Gadianton robbers (), according to the Book of Mormon, were a secret criminal organization in ancient America.
First incarnation
The society was first founded around 52 BC or 51 BC by Nephite supporters of Paanchi, an unsuccessful candi ...
at the time, sent Lachoneus a letter demanding that the Nephites surrender or be destroyed. Lachoneus rejected the demands and began preparations for war. He commanded his people to gather together in one place and there build fortifications against the robbers, appointed captains including Gidgiddoni
According to the Book of Mormon, Gidgiddoni () was a prophet and the commander of the Nephite armies in the war between the Nephites and the Gadianton robbers. He was appointed in about AD 16 by Lachoneus to lead the armies because he had the sp ...
, "great commander all the armies of the Nephites." Both Lachoneus and Gidgiddoni were great prophets, and both preached repentance to the Nephites (). The people accepted the leadership and counsel of these two great prophet-leaders, and the Nephites were eventually victorious ().
Lachoneus died about AD 30 and was succeeded by his son, also named Lachoneus.
Lachoneus II, son of Lachoneus
Lachoneus II, son of the above Lachoneus, succeeded his father as chief judge. He reigned for one year before the king-men
Pahoran (), in the Book of Mormon, was the third chief judge of the Nephites, who inherited the position from his father Nephihah in about 67 BC, in the 24th year of the judges ().
Soon after his appointment, he was opposed by the king-men, who ...
assassinated him as part of an attempt to establish a monarchy. The monarchy was never established nor a new judge instated; the central government instead crumbled to be replaced by a tribal structure (, ).
Lachoneus II is the last Nephite ruler specifically identified in the Book of Mormon.
References
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