1 Kings 14:24

New International Reader's Version

There were even male prostitutes at the temples in the land. The people took part in all the practices of other nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven those nations out to make room for the Israelites.

Cross References

Genesis 19:5

They called out to Lot. They said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us. We want to have sex with them.”

1 Kings 15:12

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.

1 Kings 22:46

Jehoshaphat got rid of the rest of the male prostitutes who were at the temples. They had remained in the land even after the rule of his father Asa.

2 Kings 23:7

He also tore down the rooms where the male temple prostitutes stayed. Those rooms were in the Lord’s temple. Women had made cloth for Asherah in them.

Leviticus 18:26

But you must keep my rules and my laws. You must not do any of the things I hate. It does not matter whether you are Israelites or outsiders.

Leviticus 18:30

Do exactly what I require. When you arrive in Canaan, do not follow any of the practices of its people. I hate the things they do. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by doing them. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don’t you know that people who do wrong will not receive God’s kingdom? Don’t be fooled. Those who commit sexual sins will not receive the kingdom. Neither will those who worship statues of gods or commit adultery. Neither will men who sleep with other men.

Deuteronomy 23:17

A man or woman in Israel must not become a temple prostitute.

Deuteronomy 23:18

The Lord your God hates the money that men and women get for being prostitutes. So don’t take that money into the house of the Lord to pay what you promised to give.

Judges 19:22

They were inside enjoying themselves. But some of the evil men who lived in the city surrounded the house. They pounded on the door. They shouted to the old man who owned the house. They said, “Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him.”