The Book of Mormon

Alma 19:15

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~90 BC

1830 Edition

Now when the servants of the king had seen that they had fallen, they also began to cry unto God, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them also: for it was they which had stood before the king, and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

Influences

Acts 8:10 (KJV)
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

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Now, when the servants of the king had seen that they had fallen, they also began to cry unto God, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them also:, for it was they whicho had stood before the king, and testified unto him concerning the great power of Ammon.

Simple English

The king’s servants saw that they had fallen. They also began to cry out to God. The fear of the Lord had come on them too. They were the ones who had stood before the king. They had told him about the great power of Ammon.

Paraphrase

When the king's servants saw them fall, they also began crying out to God. The fear of God had come over them too. After all, they were the ones who'd stood before the king and testified about Ammon's great power.