Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
22:46 To Jehoshaphat’s credit, he eliminated religious prostitutes, who, although banned by his father, Asa (15:12), still existed. Religious prostitution was apparently centered at pagan shrines that his father had not removed (15:14).
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
22:46 To Jehoshaphat’s credit, he eliminated religious prostitutes, who, although banned by his father, Asa (15:12), still existed. Religious prostitution was apparently centered at pagan shrines that his father had not removed (15:14).
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
And the remainder of the sodomites, which were left in the days of his father Asa, he put away from out of the land.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
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.