1 Kings 15:12

Verse

He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.

Free Bible Version

He expelled the cult prostitutes from the land and got rid of all of the idols that his forefathers had made.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he tooke away the Sodomites out of the lande, and put away all the idoles that his fathers had made.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Translation for Translators

He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He expelled the cultic prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.

Noah Webster Bible

And he banished the sodomites from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

World English Bible

He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Young's Literal Translation

and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;

Context

Asa Reigns in Judah

¹¹And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.¹²He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.¹³He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Summary

This verse mentions the removal of the male cult prostitutes from the land during the reign of King Asa of Judah. It highlights King Asa's commitment to removing idolatry and promoting worship of the true God. The eradication of these practices was significant in restoring the purity of worship in Judah. King Asa's actions demonstrate his dedication to following God's commandments and leading the people in righteousness.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The sodomites - הקדשים hakkedeshim; literally, the holy or consecrated ones. See on Kg1 14:24 (note).

John Gill Bible Commentary

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days: That is as long as they lived together; for Baasha died many years before Asa, and this must be reckoned from the time the war began between them. Baasha did not begin his reign until the third year of Asa, Kg1 15:25 and in the first ten years of Asa's reign the land was quiet and free from war, Ch2 14:1 of which there must be seven in the reign of Baasha, who is here made mention of out of course, for Nadab reigned before him, Kg1 15:25, the reason of which Abarbinel thinks is, that the historian, having given an account of the good deeds of Asa, relates his failings before he proceeds to the other part of his history. , the reason of which Abarbinel thinks is, that the historian, having given an account of the good deeds of Asa, relates his failings before he proceeds to the other part of his history. 1 Kings 15:17 kg1 15:17 kg1 15:17 kg1 15:17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah,.... Which, in Ch2 16:1 is said to be in the thirty sixth year of Asa's reign, or rather of his kingdom; for it can never mean the year of his reign, for Baasha was dead many years before that, since his reign began in the third of Asa, and he reigned but twenty four years, and therefore must die in the twenty seventh of Asa; but it is to be understood of the kingdom of Judah, when it was divided from Israel; from that time to this were thirty six years, seventeen under Rehoboam, three under Abijam, so that this year must be the sixteenth of Asa; thus it is calculated in the Jewish chronology (u), and which is followed by many of the best of our chronologers: and built Ramah; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:25, but taken by the king of Israel, which he rebuilt or fortified: that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah; that his people might not go to and from Jerusalem, and worship at the temple there; this garrison lying on the borders of both kingdoms, he thought hereby to cut off all communication between them. (u) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 16.