KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
There were also cult prostitutes in the land, and they practiced all the disgusting religious rituals of the nations that the LORD had driven out ahead of the Israelites.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how Israel had adopted the corrupt religious practices of the pagan nations God had previously removed from the land.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son, when Judah had turned away from God. The 'sodomites' mentioned were male cult prostitutes who served in pagan temples as part of fertility religions. These practices were common among the Canaanite nations that God had commanded Israel to drive out when they first entered the Promised Land.
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