Alma 18:12
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that when Ammon had made ready the horses and the chariots for the king and his servants, he went in unto the king, and he saw that the countenance of the king was changed; therefore he was about to return out of his presence;
Changes
Simple English
When Ammon had the horses and the chariots ready for the king and his servants, he went in to the king. He saw that the king’s face had changed. So he was about to leave.
Paraphrase
When Ammon finished getting the horses and chariots ready, he went to see the king. But he noticed the king's face had changed—he looked troubled. Ammon started to leave.
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.