Power struggle

And his brethren were wroth with him because they understood not the dealings of the Lord; they were also wroth with him upon the waters because they hardened their hearts against the Lord. And again, they were wroth with him when they had arrived in the promised land, because they said that he had taken the ruling of the people out of their hands; and they sought to kill him.

From section: Zeniff’s Reign in Lehi–Nephi and Shilom

From page: Recolonization of the Land of Nephi

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