Alma 18:10
1830 Edition
Now when king Lamoni heard that Ammon was preparing his horses and his chariots, he was more astonished, because of the faithfulness of Ammon, saying: Surely, there has not been any servant among all my servants, that has been so faithful as this man; for even he doth remember all my commandments to execute them.
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Simple English
When king Lamoni heard that Ammon was getting his horses and his chariots ready, he was amazed because of the faithfulness of Ammon. He said, 'There has not been any servant among all my servants who has been so faithful as this man. He remembers all my commands and does them.'
Paraphrase
When King Lamoni heard that Ammon was preparing his horses and chariot, he was even more stunned. "This man is so faithful!" he said. "I've never had a servant who remembered all my instructions and actually carried them out like this!"
Notes
Currently, there is no archaeological evidence indicating that horses and wheeled transport were present in the ancient Americas during the time period described in the Book of Mormon. Horses are generally understood to have been introduced to the Americas by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Similarly, there is no widely accepted archaeological evidence supporting the use of wheeled vehicles, such as chariots, in the pre-Columbian New World. This absence of evidence has led some scholars to view references to such elements as anachronisms, warranting further question of the text’s historical integrity.