2 Nephi 20:13
1830 Edition
For he saith, By the strength of my hand and by my wisdom I have done these things; for I am prudent: and I have moved the borders of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Influences
Isaiah 10:13 (KJV)
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Changes
For he saith,: By the strength of my hand and by my wisdom I have done these things; for I am prudent:; and I have moved the borders of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:;
Simple English
The king says, “I did these things by my own strength and wisdom. I am smart. I moved the borders of nations. I robbed their treasures. Like a strong man, I knocked down the people.”
Paraphrase
The king says, “I did all this by my own strength and wisdom. I’m clever. I redrew the maps of nations. I raided their treasuries. I knocked down their rulers like a warrior.”