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- 1 Kings
- Chapter 14
- Verse 24
1 Kings 14:24
“And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”
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Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass in the fifth year of King Rehoboam,.... Two years after he and his people fell into the above wicked…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Sodomites - literally, ” (men) consecrated.” The men in question were in fact “consecrated” to the mother of the gods,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There were also sodomites in the land - קדשים kedeshim, consecrated persons; persons who had devoted themselves, in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 14:21-31
Judah's story and Israel's are intermixed in this book. Jeroboam out-lived Rehoboam, four or five years, yet his history…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
which the Lord cast(R.V. drave) out The change of R.V. brings the expression into harmony with nearly all the rest of…
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