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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the rest of the perverted persons, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he banished from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the remnant of the cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa, he eliminated from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The remnant of the sodomites who remained in the days of his father Asa, he expelled from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites who remained in the days of his father Asa, he expelled from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa, he purged from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites (male cult prostitutes) who remained in the days of his father Asa, Jehoshaphat expelled from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He eradicated from the land the rest of the male cult prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He removed from the land the rest of the male cult prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He rid the land of the male temple prostitutes who were left there from the time of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He got rid of all the male and female prostitutes serving at the pagan altars who were still left from the days of his father Asa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also eliminated the male cult prostitutes who still remained from the time of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He removed from the land any male cultic prostitutes who had managed to survive the reign of his father Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The remnant of the male temple prostitutes, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he removed from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the remnant of the whoremongers who were left in the days of his father Asa he took away out of the land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the remnant of the whoremongers who were left in the days of Asa his father he took away out of the land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the remainder of the holy place which was left in the days of Asa his father, he took away from the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the remnant also of the effeminate, who remained in the days of Asa his father, he took out of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 22:47> Then, too, the remnant of the effeminate, who had remained in the days of Asa, his father, he took away from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He removed from the land the rest of the pagan priests who had remained in the reign of Asa his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The remnant of the male temple prostitutes who were still in the land in the days of his father Asa, he exterminated.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he removed from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he removed the rest of the fornication which remained in the days of Asa his father from the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the remnant of the sodomites that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=9189" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">45</span>As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: bi·‘êr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">He banished</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/6945.htm" title="6945: haq·qā·ḏêš (Art:: Adj-ms) -- A temple prostitute. From qadash; a sacred person, i.e. a devotee to licentious idolatry.">male shrine prostitutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: niš·’ar (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">remained</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">Asa.</a> </span><span class="reftext">47</span>And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a></span><br />However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6</a></span><br />And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">2 Chronicles 20:33</a></span><br />The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12</a></span><br />He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a></span><br />Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">1 Kings 14:24</a></span><br />There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a></span><br />The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a></span><br />He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></span><br />The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a></span><br />When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3-4</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10</a></span><br />Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7</a></span><br />So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.</p><p class="hdg">the remnant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">1 Kings 14:24</a></b></br> And there were also sodomites in the land: <i>and</i> they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12</a></b></br> And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5</a></b></br> And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where <i>are</i> the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Cult</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Exterminated</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Male</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-38.htm">Prostitutes</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-23.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-41.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Sodomites</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">Whoremongers</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Cult</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Exterminated</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-17.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Male</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Prostitutes</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Remainder</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-50.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-2.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Sodomites</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-47.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">Used</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Whoremongers</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He banished from the land</b><br>This phrase indicates a decisive action taken by the king to remove certain practices from the kingdom. The act of banishment suggests a commitment to purifying the land from practices deemed unholy or contrary to the worship of Yahweh. In the context of ancient Israel, the land was considered holy, and its purity was essential for maintaining a covenant relationship with God. This action reflects the king's desire to align the nation more closely with the laws given in the Torah, particularly those found in Deuteronomy, which emphasize the need to remove idolatry and its associated practices from the land.<p><b>the male shrine prostitutes</b><br>The term refers to individuals involved in ritualistic sexual practices associated with pagan worship, particularly in Canaanite religions. These practices were often linked to fertility rites and were considered abominations in the eyes of the God of Israel. The presence of male shrine prostitutes indicates the influence of surrounding pagan cultures on Israel. The Torah explicitly condemns such practices (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Deuteronomy 23:17-18</a>), and their removal was necessary to restore proper worship. This action can be seen as part of a broader reform movement to eliminate idolatry and syncretism from Israelite society.<p><b>who remained from the days of his father Asa</b><br>This phrase provides historical context, indicating that these practices had persisted despite previous reforms. King Asa, the father of the current king, had also undertaken religious reforms, as recorded earlier in <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12</a>, where he removed male shrine prostitutes and idols. However, the persistence of these practices suggests that Asa's reforms were incomplete or that they had reemerged over time. The continuation of these practices highlights the ongoing struggle within Israel to maintain religious purity and the challenges faced by successive kings in eradicating deeply entrenched pagan customs. This context underscores the cyclical nature of reform and apostasy in Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah who continued the religious reforms initiated by his father, Asa. He is noted for his efforts to rid the land of idolatry and practices contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's father, who was also a king of Judah. Asa began reforms to remove idolatry and pagan practices, but some elements persisted into Jehoshaphat's reign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/male_cult_prostitutes.htm">Male Cult Prostitutes</a></b><br>These individuals were associated with pagan worship practices, often linked to fertility rites and idolatry. Their presence in Judah was contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Jehoshaphat reigned. It was distinct from the northern kingdom of Israel and had its own religious and political challenges.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/religious_reforms.htm">Religious Reforms</a></b><br>The efforts by both Asa and Jehoshaphat to purify the worship practices in Judah, aligning them more closely with the laws given to Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_purity.htm">Commitment to Purity</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's actions demonstrate a commitment to spiritual purity and obedience to God's commands. Believers today are called to examine and remove any practices or influences that compromise their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_reform.htm">Continuity of Reform</a></b><br>Spiritual reform is often a process that spans generations. Like Jehoshaphat building on Asa's work, Christians are encouraged to continue the work of faith and reform in their own lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_leadership.htm">Courage in Leadership</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's decision to remove entrenched practices required courage and conviction. Leaders in the church and community are called to make difficult decisions that honor God, even when they are unpopular.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_idolatry.htm">Influence of Idolatry</a></b><br>The persistence of male cult prostitutes highlights the pervasive nature of idolatry. Believers must remain vigilant against subtle forms of idolatry in their own lives, such as materialism or self-worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>The actions of Asa and Jehoshaphat remind us of the importance of leaving a legacy of faithfulness. Our actions today can influence future generations in their walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_2_chr_18_and_1_kgs_22_inerrant.htm">Comparing 2 Chronicles 18 with 1 Kings 22, how can both accounts be inerrant if they present varying details about the same event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_kings_9_20-21_conflict_with_earlier_commands.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21 describes the subjugation of non-Israelite survivors; does this conflict with earlier biblical commands about treatment of foreign peoples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_'lying_spirit'.htm">In 1 Kings 22:19-23, how can a just and holy God send a 'lying spirit' to deceive Ahab's prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_kings_22_20-22_conflict_with_truth.htm">In 1 Kings 22:20-22, does the idea of divine intervention through deceit conflict with other biblical teachings on truth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) <span class= "bld">The remnant . . .</span>--See <a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm" title="And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.">1Kings 14:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm" title="And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.">1Kings 15:12</a><span class= "bld">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa</span> [It appears hence that Asa's removal of the religious prostitutes (<a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12</a>), like that of the high places, had been but partial], <span class="cmt_word">he took</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">exterminated</span>] <span class="cmt_word">out of the land.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He banished</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּעֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bi·‘êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[any]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֶ֙תֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ye·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">male cult prostitutes</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּדֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ḏêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6945.htm">Strong's 6945: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sacred person, a, devotee, to licentious idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had remained</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁאַ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(niš·’ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the days</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּימֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Asa.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·sā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:46 The remnant of the sodomites that remained (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:47" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>