Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Holman Bible
He banished the male cult prostitutes
A Conservative Version
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
American Standard Version
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Amplified
He expelled the male cult prostitutes (sodomites) from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers [Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijam] had made.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take away the holy places from the land, and he will turn aside all the blocks which his fathers made.
King James 2000
And he took away the male prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made.
Modern King James verseion
And he took away the sodomites out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he made the stews of males depart the land, and put away all the idols that his fathers had made.
NET Bible
He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.
New Heart English Bible
And he banished the male temple prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
The Emphasized Bible
and he put away the male devotees out of the land, - and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;
Themes
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Asa
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Asa
Maachah » Also called michaiah » Mother of abijam and grandmother of asa
religious Reforms » Names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Idols put away
religious Reforms » Names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Asa
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Idols put away
Religious » Reforms names of men under whose leadership reforms occurred » Asa
Religious zeal » Instances of » Asa
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Asa » Abolishing » Sodomy
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 15:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reign Of Asa In Judah
11 Asa practiced what the LORD considered to be right, just like his ancestor David. 12 He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made. 13 He removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah. Asa cut down his mother's idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:46
He also eliminated the male cult prostitutes who still remained from the time of his father Asa.
1 Kings 11:7-8
Later, Solomon even constructed a high place on the mountain east of Jerusalem that was dedicated to Chemosh, that detestable Moabite idol, and to Molech, the detestable Ammonite idol.
1 Kings 14:23-24
They erected high places, sacred pillars, and Asherim for themselves on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Chronicles 14:2-5
Asa practiced what the LORD his God considered to be right
1 Kings 15:3
He practiced the same sins that his father committed before he was born. Unlike his ancestor David, his heart never became devoted to the LORD his God.
Ezekiel 20:18-19
I told their children in the wilderness, "You are not to follow the statutes of your ancestors, observe their ordinances, or be defiled by their idols.
Zechariah 1:2-6
"The LORD was very angry with your ancestors.
Romans 1:26-27
For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.
1 Peter 1:18
For you know that it was not with perishable things like silver or gold that you have been ransomed from the worthless way of life handed down to you by your ancestors,
Jude 1:7
Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities, serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.