2 Nephi 24:6 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
he that [ruled 1ABCDGHKPRST|ruleth EFIJLMNOQ] the nations in anger is persecuted and none hindereth

Isaiah 14:6 (King James Bible) he that ruled the nations in anger is persecuted and none hindereth

The 1849 LDS edition replaced the past-tense ruled with the present-tense ruleth, probably in anticipation of the present-tense hindereth in the following clause. The 1920 LDS edition restored the original ruled, which is also the King James reading.

Summary: Maintain the past-tense ruled in 2 Nephi 24:6, the earliest extant reading as well as the King James reading.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 2

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