Ether 10:7
1830 Edition
wherefore he did obtain all his fine work; yea, even his fine gold he did cause to be refined in prison, and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause to be wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations;
Changes
Simple English
This is how he got all his fancy work done. He had his fine gold made in prison. He had all kinds of fancy things made in prison. He hurt the people with his sexual sins and wrong behavior.
Paraphrase
That’s how he got all his luxury—even his fine gold was refined by prison labor. Every kind of skilled craftsmanship came from prisoners. He oppressed the people with his sexual immorality and other corruptions.
Notes
Brent Metcalfe lists 12 similarities between the stories of the Nephite King Noah and the Jaredite King Riplakish.
He writes, "Some of these parallels are unique to these kings. Although the Book of Mormon refers generally to taxation (Mosiah 2:14; 7:15) and polygamy (Jacob 1:15; 2:23-25; Mosiah 11:4b), Noah and Riplakish are the only monarchs identified as polygamists and taxers, and they alone construct 'spacious buildings.' Ten of the twelve comparisons also follow the same sequence. The two narratives share common phrases such as 'many wives and concubines.' 'spacious buildings.' and 'all manner of fine work[manship].' And while the details of Noah's life cover five chapters in Mosiah, Riplakish's biography comprises six verses in Ether. Everything we know about the Jaredite ruler bears an analogue to the corrupt Nephite king. These mirrorings suggest that one narrative may depend on the other, and that only, or perhaps neither, represents a factual account of historical events." -Brent Lee Metcalfe, Apologetic and Critical Assumptions About Book of Mormon Historicity, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, vol, 26, no. 3 (Fall 1993): p. 170.