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1 Kings 15:12

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What does 1 Kings 15:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — 1 Kings 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.
10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.
12And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
13And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
14But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.
15And he brought into the house of Jehovah the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
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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 he took away the Sodomites out of the land, etc.] Which were in the times of Rehoboam, (<111424>1 Kings 14:24), and continued in his father’s reign; those he took away, either by driving them out of the land, or by putting them to death according to the law of God, (<032013>Leviticus 20:13) even as many of them as he had knowledge of, for some remained, (see <112246>1 Kings 22:46), and removed all the idols that his fathers had made; or suffered to be made, as Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijam, (see <111107>1 Kings 11:7 14:23 15:3).”
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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
“Sodomites - All whom he could find out; but some escaped his observation, as appears from Kg1 22:46. Idols, &c. - And if his father had made them, he had the more need to remove them, that he might cut off the entail of the curse. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:13”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the sodomites: Kg1 14:24, Kg1 22:46; Rom 1:26, Rom 1:27; Jde 1:7 all the idols: Kg1 15:3, Kg1 11:7, Kg1 11:8, Kg1 14:23; Ch2 14:2-5; Eze 20:18, Eze 20:19; Zac 1:2-6; Pe1 1:18 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:13”
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