Shiz

Shiz is an individual from the Book of Mormon. Located in the Book of Ether, Shiz was one of two Jaredite leaders during their final wars. Shiz fought a war against Coriantumr which eventually led to the destruction [ [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/14/30-31#30 Ether 14:30-31] ] .

Final Confrontation

Coriantumr recovered from his wounds and wrote an epistle to Shiz to stop the bloodshed because two million Jaredites had already been slain. In the epistle, Coriantumr offered to give up his throne in exchange for an immediate end to the war [ [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/15/4#4 Ether 15:4] ] . Shiz responded in his own epistle stating that he would stop the bloodshed if Coriantumr would allow himself to be slain by Shiz. An agreement could not be reached, and the two sides began warring against each other again [ [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/15/5-6#5 Ether 15:5-6] ] . The war culminated at the hill Ramah, where every Jaredite joined in the battle, excluding Ether, The people battled over the course of many days with neither side prevailing [ [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/15/14-16#14 Ether 15:14-16] ] . The Jaredite population rapidly declined until the only two surviving Jaredites were Coriantumr and Shiz. After battling for this prolonged period of time, Shiz fainted from the loss of blood, and Coriantumr smote off his head before collapsing himself [ [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/15/29-32#29 Ether 15:29-32] ] .

See also

* [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/contents Text of the Book Ether]
*Coriantumr
*Book of Ether
*Book of Mormon

References