Levi fights and gains the throne 10 Elaboration Phase (1720-1120 B.C.) 600 years Early Elaboration (Sub-phase--270 years) Levi rules to "a good old age" 60 Corom replaces Levi and "saw many days" 66 Kish then reigns and passes away 60 Lib next reigns, living many years 60 Hearthom rules for 24 Years before being overthrown 24 Late Elaboration (Sub-phase--330 years) Hearthom then lives in captivity many years 60 Heth also lives in captivity all his days 60 Interval 30 Aaron (a "descendant") lives in captivity 60 Amnigaddah also lives in captivity 60 Corianton also was in captivity all his days 60 Decline Phase (1120-570 B.C.) 550 years Early Decline (Sub-phase--270 years) Com matures, prepares, and gains control of half of the kingdom 30 He then rules for 42 years (10:32) 42 After that he wars "for many years" with Amgid 30 After Amgid's demise, Com rules to the accession of his son Shiblom 18 Shiblom rules through much trouble, then is slain 35 Seth (apparently the successor) in captivity all his days 60 His son Ahah retakes the kingdom; "few were his days" 25 Interval 30 Late Decline (Sub-phase--280 years) Ethem (a "descendant") obtains the kingdom, reigns 50 Moroni, his son reigns (10), loses half the kingdom (35), fights but loses all (5), then is a captive (20) 70 Coriantor in captivity all his days 60 Interval 40 Ether (a "descendant") sees the end of the nation 60 Jerusalem and environs 600 BC, Jerusalem First Nephi begins. First year of the reign of Zedekiah. Lehi prophesies to the Jews that they must repent and return to the ways of God; they seek his life. Lehi and his family leave Jerusalem and travel in the wilderness near the Red Sea. After three days they arrive in the valley of Lemuel. Between 600 and 592 BC, In the wilderness Lehi sends Laman, Lemuel, Sam and Nephi back to Jerusalem for the brass plates. Laman seeks the brass plates from Laban. Laban says he will slay Laman, who flees. The brothers go the land of their inheritance and gather their gold, silver and precious things. They offer to buy the brass plates and are driven out by Laban, who keeps their treasure. Laman and Lemuel smite Sam and Nephi with a rod. An angel appears and tells them to return to Jerusalem. Nephi returns to Jerusalem and finds Laban "fallen to the earth".