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Lemuel. craft of the man with whom he was dealing. Amalickiah had no intention to spill Lamanite blood. He wanted their friendship now, that he might use them as his willing tools hereafter. To this end, when night came, he sought an interview with Lehonti, who, fearing treachery, refused to go down near to his camp. Three times did Amalickiah send his message, and as often was the proposal declined. At last, the plotter went up the mountain, to near where Lehonti's camp was situated, and there told him to come out and meet him, and if he feared any evil, to bring his guard with him. This time the cautious Lehonti acquiesced. At the interview that followed, Amalickiah agreed to surrender his forces to Lehonti, on condition that he (Amalickiah) should be placed second in command of the united forces. The plot was successfully carried out. Lehonti surrounded the royal troops before morning; they, seeing their predicament, were loth to do battle with their countrymen and pleaded with their commander to surrender. This he did, for it was exactly what he had been working for. Lehonti faithfully carried out the terms of the agreement and placed Amalickiah second in command. The conscienceless traitor soon removed the commander-in-chief; Lehonti was killed by slow poison, administered by a creature of his subordinate, and Amalickiah assumed supreme command.  LEMUEL. The second son of Lehi and Sariah, born in Jerusalem, about B. C. 620 or 625. He appears in history as the shadow of his elder brother, Laman; where the latter led he followed, but lacked, to some extent, the active, aggressive malignity of Laman's turbulent and vindictive character. In all the rebellions in the Arabian wilderness, in all the murmurings against the providences of the Lord, in all the inhuman assaults upon Nephi, Lemuel sided with and 