46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 22:46

King James Version

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

English Standard Version

46 And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa.

The Message

46 Also, he got rid of the sacred prostitutes left over from the days of his father Asa.

New King James Version

46 And the rest of the perverted persons, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he banished from the land.

New Living Translation

46 He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 22:46

Commentary on 1 Kings 22:41-50

(Read 1 Kings 22:41-50)

Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.