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1 Kings 14:24

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 14:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the children of Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the children of Israel.
1 Kings 14:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 14

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21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother`s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
22And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
23For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree;
24and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the children of Israel.
25And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
26and he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king`s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
27And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king`s house.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And there were also Sodomites in the land, &e.] Such as were addicted to unnatural lusts between men and men, which the men of Sodom were guilty of, from whence they had their name: Jarchi interprets the word adultery and some versions render it whoremongers; and filthy actions of this nature, both by men and women, usually attended idolatrous practices among the heathens; in their temples and groves such wickednesses were privately perpetrated: [and] they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel; the Canaanites, of whose uncleannesses, incests, and bestialities, (see <031801>Leviticus 18:1-30).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Sodomites - literally, ” (men) consecrated.” The men in question were in fact “consecrated” to the mother of the gods, the famous “Dea Syra,” whose priests, or rather devotees, they were considered to be. The nature of the ancient idolatries is best understood by recollecting that persons of this degraded class practiced their abominable trade under a religious sanction. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Abomination - They dishonoured God by one sin, and then God left them to dishonour themselves by another. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“And there: Kg1 15:12, Kg1 22:46; Gen 19:5; Deu 23:17; Jdg 19:22; Kg2 23:7; Rom 1:24-27; Co1 6:9 3 Kings (1 Kings) 14:25”
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