1 Kings 15:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 15:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 15:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.”

1 Kings 15:12 — World English Bible

1 Kings 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 15:12 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;”

1 Kings 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made. ”

1 Kings 15:12 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he tooke away the Sodomites out of the lande, and put away all the idoles that his fathers had made.”

1 Kings 15:12 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 15:12 in Context — 1 Kings 15

10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father.

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

13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.

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What Does 1 Kings 15:12 Mean?

1 Kings 15:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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