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 captives were delivered and taken back to their own lands.  AHAH. A wicked king of the Jaredites, who reigned in the latter days of that nation. His father's name was Seth. Seth, owing to internal commotions, was brought into captivity and thus remained all his life. But Ahah obtained the kingdom, and reigned over the people until his death. He did all manner of iniquity by which he caused the shedding of much blood, but providentially his reign was a short one. He was succeeded on the throne by his son Etham.   AHAZ. The eleventh king of Judah. His name only appears in the Book of Mormon in quotations from 7th and 14th chapters of Isaiah. (II Nephi, chap. 17 and 24).   AIATH. A place named by Isaiah (10:28), and quoted in II Nephi, 20:28. Possibly another name for Ai.   AKISH. One of the most subtle and cruel of the early Jaredites. Nothing more is known of his descent than that he was the son of Kimnor. The history of Akish is one with which are associated deeds of cruelty, treachery and iniquity that are scarcely paralleled in the annals of any nation. When the Jaredites first reached this continent they were a righteous, God-fearing, though somewhat unstable people. They, however, made one great mistake, they desired to be ruled by a king. Their prophet-leaders told them that this thing would lead to captivity, but they insisted, and Orihah, the youngest son of Jared, was chosen as their first monarch. The words of their prophets were quickly fulfilled, and bloodshed and internal commotions soon disgraced the history of this favored people. Orihah was succeeded by Kib, who was dethroned by Corihor, but afterwards restored. In the succeeding reign, that of Shule, the kingdom was rent in twain, but when he died he was succeeded by his son Omer, <section end="Akish" />