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1 Kings 22

1 Kings 22:46

Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah · 1 Kings 22:41–50
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Translations

Modern
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
Traditional
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
Literal
And the rest of the male shrine prostitutes, who remained from the days of Asa his father, he banished from the land.
Latin
Sed et reliquias effeminatorum qui remanserant in diebus Asa patris ejus, abstulit de terra.

Original

Hebrew
English
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.

Notes

1 Kings 22:46

Jehoshaphat deserves credit for getting rid of religious prostitutes. His father, Asa, had banned them (1 Kings 15:12), but they still existed. These prostitutes were likely based at pagan shrines that Asa did not remove (1 Kings 15:14).

1 Kings 22:41–50

This summary gives basic information about Jehoshaphat's 25-year rule as king of Judah. The Chronicler shares more details about Jehoshaphat's strong spiritual character, which led to religious changes and blessings from the Lord (2 Chronicles 17:1–21:1). Including a two-year shared rule with his father, Asa, Jehoshaphat ruled from 872 to 848 BC.

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Jehoshaphat

Events

Parallels

2 Chronicles 20:31–34

People

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat

Glossary

Jehoram Jehoshaphat (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Ramoth-Gilead

Topics

Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoshaphat Rulers: Righteous: Jehoshaphat, in Walking in the Ways of the Lord Sodomites: A Proverbial Term of Reproach Applied to Those Who Practiced Sodomy Sodomy: General Scriptures Concerning The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person