1 Kings 15:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He forced the prostitutes at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:3

Abijam did not truly obey the LORD his God as his ancestor David had done. Instead, he was sinful just like his father Rehoboam.

1 Kings 22:47

The country of Edom had no king at the time, so a lower official ruled the land.

2 Kings 23:7

He had the buildings torn down where the male prostitutes lived next to the temple, and where the women wove sacred robes for the idol of Asherah.

Deuteronomy 23:17

People of Israel, don't any of you ever be temple prostitutes.

1 Peter 1:18

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learnt from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last for ever.

Jude 1:7

We should also be warned by what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns. Their people became immoral and did all sorts of sexual sins. Then God made an example of them and punished them with eternal fire.