1 Kings 15:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

And he took away the sodomites out of the land х haqªdeeshiym (H6945)] - male prostitutes, priests, or men-servants in the temple of Ashtaroth (Astarte), who went about as mendicants, generally dressed like females.

And removed all the idols that his fathers had made, х hagiluliym (H1544)] - trunks, logs; i:e., idols.

1 Kings 15:12

12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.