17 Nevertheless, after many days, their dead bodies were heaped up upon the face of the earth, and they were covered with a shallow covering.
18 And now so great was the scent thereof, that the people did not go in to possess the land of Ammonihah for many years.
19 And it was called Desolation of Nehors; for they were of the profession of Nehor, who were slain; and their lands remained desolate.
20 And the Lamanites did not come again to war against the Nephites until the fourteenth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi.
21 And thus for three years did the people of Nephi have continual peace in all the land.
22 And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues, which were built after the manner of the Jews.
23 And as many as would hear their words, unto them they did impart the word of God, without any respect of persons, continually.
24 And thus did Alma and Amulek go forth, and also many more who had been chosen for the work, to preach the word throughout all the land.
25 And the establishment of the church became general throughout the land, in all the region round about, among all the people of the Nephites.
26 And there was no inequality among them, for the Lord did pour out his Spirit on all the face of the land, to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to receive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming,
27 That they might not be hardened against the word, that they might not be unbelieving, and go on to destruction,
