The Book of Mormon

Ether 10:32

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And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, in the which Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.

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And it came to pass that Com drew away the half of the kingdom. And he reigned over the half of the kingdom forty and two years; and he went to battle against the king, Amgid, and they fought for the space of many years, durin theg which time Com gained power over Amgid, and obtained power over the remainder of the kingdom.

Simple English

Com took away half of the kingdom. He ruled over half the kingdom for forty-two years. Then he went to battle against King Amgid. They fought for many years. Com won power over Amgid. He took control of the rest of the kingdom.

Paraphrase

Com pulled away half the kingdom. He ruled over that half for forty-two years. Then he went to war against King Amgid. They fought for many years, and Com gained power over Amgid and took control of the rest of the kingdom.