Mosiah 19

Was the death of Abinadi the last straw for much of King Noah's people and is that why his kingdom began to fall apart? He's hated enough that Gideon is going to kill him and no one is trying to save his life. It's only because the Lamanite armies attack his life is momentarily saved. The cowardice of Noah is amazing. He wants the men to stay with him for protection so he orders them to leave the women and children behind to be slain by the Lamanites. This is enough for the people and in the end, they fulfill Abinadi's prophecy by burning Noah to death. I wonder if they said something to him like, "All the Abinadi had said was true but you ignored him and now look at what you have allowed to happen to the people. You can die just as you caused him to die." In the end, only the pleading of the women to the Lamanites preserved them. The Lamanites inflict a harsh rule over them keeping them in the land under guard and taking a half of everything they own and produce. All of this typical of what happens when a nation becomes morally corrupt. Noah had allowed the defenses to become weak undoubtedly because the resources that would have been used to maintain a defensive force were funneled into his selfish purposes. By the time the Laminates came, the country was unable to stand against them. It's interesting that Limhi has enough integrity and is recognized by the people as a just man and is made king even though he's Noah's son. He must have been outstanding because normally people would reject any close relative of someone who had brought such disaster upon them.