Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 15:12
American Standard Version
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Amplified® Bible
He put away the sodomites (male cult prostitutes) out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers [Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijam] had made {or} promoted.
Contemporary English Version
He forced the prostitutes at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made.
Darby English Version
And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.
Good News Bible
He expelled from the country all the male and female prostitutes serving at the pagan places of worship, and he removed all the idols his predecessors had made.
King James Version
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
New American Standard Bible
He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
New International Version
He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his fathers had made.
New King James Version
And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
Revised Standard Version
He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Young's Literal Translation
and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;
