KJV ORIGINAL
And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He removed from the land the remaining male shrine prostitutes who were still there from his father Asa's time.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the king cleaned up the remaining pagan religious practices that involved sexual immorality, completing work his father had started.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to King Jehoshaphat of Judah continuing his father Asa's religious reforms. The 'sodomites' mentioned were male prostitutes who served in pagan fertility cults that had infiltrated Israel's worship practices. These religious reforms were part of a broader effort to restore proper worship of God and eliminate foreign religious influences.
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