Ether 10:8
1830 Edition
and when he had reigned for the space of forty and two years, the people did raise up in rebellion against him, and there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.
Changes
Simple English
He ruled for forty-two years. Then the people rose up against him. War started again in the land. Riplakish was killed. His family was forced out of the land.
Paraphrase
After forty-two years of his rule, the people rose up in rebellion. War broke out again. Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven from the land.
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.