And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
And the remnant of the whoremongers who were left in the days of Asa his father he took away out of the land;
And the remainder of the sodomites, which were left in the days of his father Asa, he put away from out of the land.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile