Matthew Henry · Verses 41–50
Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.
1 Kings 22:46
The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
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WEBBE
The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
BSB
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
KJV
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
ASV
And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
BBE
He put an end to the rest of those who were used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods, all those who were still in the land in the time of his father Asa.
Original Hebrew
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וְיֶתֶר
ve·ye·ter
and [the] rest of
H3499
הַקָּדֵשׁ
ha·ka·desh
the cult prostitute[s]
H6945
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
which
H834
נִשְׁאַר
nish·'ar
it remained
H7604
בִּימֵי
bi·mei
in [the] days of
H3117
אָסָא
'a·sa'
Asa
H609
אָבִיו
'a·viv
father his
H1
בִּעֵר
bi·'er
he destroyed
H1197
מִן־
min-
from
H4480
הָאָרֶץ
ha·'a·retz
the land
H776
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