The Book of Mormon

Alma 24:17

1830 Edition

And now it came to pass that when the king had made an end of these sayings, and all the people were assembled together, they took their swords, and all the weapons which were used for the shedding of man’s blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth;

Changes

And now it came to pass that when the king had made an end of these sayings, and all the people were assembled together, they took their swords, and all the weapons which were used for the shedding of man’s blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth;.

Simple English

When the king finished saying these things, all the people gathered together. They took their swords and all the weapons used for killing people. They buried them deep in the earth.

Paraphrase

When the king finished speaking, the whole community gathered. They collected their swords and every weapon made for killing, and they buried them deep in the earth.