1 Kings 22:46

46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.

1 Kings 22:46 in Other Translations

KJV
46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
ESV
46 And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa.
NLT
46 He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa.
MSG
46 Also, he got rid of the sacred prostitutes left over from the days of his father Asa.
CSB
46 He removed from the land the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.

1 Kings 22:46 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:46

And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days
of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
] His father Asa removed many of these filthy creatures, but not all; as many, no doubt, as came within his knowledge, but some remained, whom this his son removed, being of the same disposition with his father, see ( 1 Kings 15:12 ) .

1 Kings 22:46 In-Context

44 Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.
45 As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.
47 There was then no king in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.
48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Kings 15:12
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