Why Was Helaman’s Servant Justified In Killing Kishkumen? #173 by Scripture Central published on 2016-08-25T06:16:11Z Book of Mormon Central 1s How was Helaman’s servant justified in killing Kishkumen? Mormon likely expected his readers to recognize that the servant’s motivation in killing Kishkumen was similar to other accounts in the Book of Mormon where someone went “out by night”. This ancient literary technique of using an early story or phrase to explain a later story reveals a strong reason for the servant’s actions. Read more at http://bit.ly/know173 Genre Religion & Scholarship