In this chapter, King Benjamin is finishing is work as king by recording all the people's names and appointing priests to teach them. He passes the rule of the kingdom to his son, Mosiah, and dies three years later.
Just like in our church today, King Benjamin recorded the names of the people who entered into a covenant with God (v1). Everyone who had gathered at the big speech entered into the covenant except the little children because they didn't need to (v2). Ben went about consecrating Mosiah to be a ruler and appointing priests to keep the people informed and remembering the oaths they had just taken (v3).
Mosiah reigned in his father's stead and still was able to have his father around to learn and council with for three years, which I find to be very noble King Benjamin (v4-5). He was a righteous king who knew when to step down and give the kingdom over to his son, I think of him as being very selfless in that way. Mosiah was raised right and walked in the ways of the Lord and led his people to do the same, as well as served them like his father did (v6-7). Of course it only lasted three years...
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