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1 Kings 15:12
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KJ21
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
ASV
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
AMP
He expelled the male cult prostitutes (sodomites) from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers [Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijam] had made.
AMPC
He put away the sodomites (male cult prostitutes) out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers [Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijam] had made or promoted.
BRG
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
CSB
He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made.
CSBA
He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made.
CEB
He removed the consecrated workers from the land, and he did away with all the worthless idols that his predecessors had made.
CJB
He rid the land of cult-prostitutes and removed all the idols his ancestors had made.
CEV
He forced the prostitutes at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made.
DARBY
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.
DRA
And he took away the effeminate out of the land, and he removed all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made.
ERV
During Asa’s time there were men who served other gods by selling their bodies for sex. Asa forced them to leave the country. He took away the idols that his ancestors had made.
EASY
He removed the male prostitutes from the altars on the hills. He sent them out of Judah. He removed all the useless idols that his ancestors had made.
EHV
He drove the male shrine prostitutes out of the land, and he removed all the filthy idols which his fathers had made.
ESV
He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
ESVUK
He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
EXB
He ·forced the male prostitutes at the worship places to leave the country [expelled/banished the male cult prostitutes from the land; 14:24]. He also took away the idols that his ·ancestors [fathers] had made.
GNV
And he took away the Sodomites out of the land, and put away all the idols that his fathers had made.
GW
He forced the male temple prostitutes out of the land and got rid of the idols his father had made.
GNT
He expelled from the country all the male and female prostitutes serving at the pagan places of worship, and he removed all the idols his predecessors had made.
HCSB
He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his fathers had made.
ICB
There were male prostitutes at the places where false gods were worshiped. Asa forced them to leave the country. He also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.
ISV
He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
JUB
For he took away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
KJV
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
AKJV
And he took away the Sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
LSB
He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
LEB
He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made.
TLB
He executed the male prostitutes and removed all the idols his father had made.
MSG
Asa conducted himself well before God, reviving the ways of his ancestor David. He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made. Asa spared nothing and no one; he went so far as to remove Queen Maacah from her position because she had built a shockingly obscene memorial to the whore goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down and burned it up in the Kidron Valley. Unfortunately, he didn’t get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned—his heart was in the right place, in tune with God. All the gold and silver vessels and artifacts that he and his father had consecrated for holy use he installed in The Temple.
MEV
He expelled the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
NOG
He forced the male temple prostitutes out of the land and got rid of the idols his father had made.
NABRE
banishing the pagan priests from the land and removing all the idols his ancestors had made.
NASB
He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
NASB1995
He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
NCB
He expelled the male prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his father had made.
NCV
He forced the male prostitutes at the worship places to leave the country. He also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.
NET
He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.
NIRV
Asa threw out of the land the male prostitutes who were at the temples. He got rid of all the statues of gods made by his people of long ago.
NIV
He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
NIVUK
He expelled the male shrine-prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
NKJV
And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
NLV
He sent away the men from the land who sold the use of their bodies in their religion. He took away all the false gods his father had made.
NLT
He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.
NRSVA
He put away the male temple prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
NRSVACE
He put away the male temple prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
NRSVCE
He put away the male temple prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
NRSVUE
He put away the illicit priests out of the land and removed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
OJB
And he removed kedeshim (the male and female cult prostitutes) out of HaAretz, and got rid of kol hagillulim (all the idols) that his avot had made.
RGT
And he took away the Sodomites from the land and put away all the idols that his fathers had made.
RSV
He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
RSVCE
He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
TLV
He also expelled the male prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
VOICE
He eliminated cult prostitution throughout the land, and he destroyed every idol his fathers had crafted.
WEB
He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
WYC
and he took away from the land men of women’s conditions, and he purged all the filths of idols, which his fathers (had) made.
YLT
and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;
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