Abinadom announced that that which others have written was sufficient and passed the plates on to his son Amaleki. It is difficult to ascertain whether Abinadom is saying that he and his people have received no revelation, or whether he intends to say that there are no great revelations and teachings which might be mentioned beyond that which is already recorded on the plates. It ought be observed that if what had been written was in fact sufficient, there would have been no need to pass the records from generation to generation with the command that they be cared for and added to under the tutelage of the Spirit.