1 Kings 15:12

New English Translation

¹²He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols^[a] his ancestors^[b] had made.

1 Kings 15:12 tn The word used here, גִלּוּלִים [gillulim], is always used as a disdainful reference to idols. It is generally thought to have originally referred to “dung pellets” (cf. KBL 183 s.v. גִלּוּלִים). It is only one of several terms used in this way, such as “worthless things” (אֱלִילִים, ʾelilim), “vanities” or “empty winds” (הֲבָלִים, havalim).
1 Kings 15:12 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 24).

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