AMGID. A king of the Jaredites, of the dynasty that overthrew the reigning monarch in the days of Hearthom. In Amgid's days a descendant of Hearthom, named Com, having first drawn away half the kingdom, after a lapse of forty-two years went to war with Amgid for the other half. The war lasted many years and ended in Com obtaining power over the remainder of the kingdom.