| Amalickiah | |
|---|---|
 Amalickiah (left) being stabbed by Teancum (right) in William C. Morris's 1888 Teancum Slays Amalickiah | |
| First appearance | Alma 46[1] |
| Last appearance | Alma 51[2] |
| Family | Ammoron (brother) |
| Spouses | Queen of the Lamanites |
In the Book of Mormon, Amalickiah (/əˌmælɪˈkaɪ.ə/[3]) was a Nephite dissenter. His first appearance in the text is as a political dissident with aspirations to re-establish a monarchy. Later, after seizing the Lamanite throne, Amalickiah led a war to enslave the Nephites. After his death he was succeeded by his brother Ammoron. The story appears in the latter half of the Book of Alma.
Amalickiah has been appraised by some theologians as a narrative mirror to Ammon and as an inversion of other heroes within the Book of Mormon, notably Captain Moroni.
- ^ Skousen 2004, p. 2529.
- ^ Spencer 2017, p. 279.
- ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «a-măl´a-kī´a»