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45 The rest of Jehoshaphat’s deeds, the great acts he did, and how he fought in battle, aren’t they written in the official records of Judah’s kings? 46 Additionally, Jehoshaphat purged the land of the consecrated workers[a] who remained from the days of Asa.

47 Now Edom had no king; only a deputy was ruler.

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  1. 1 Kings 22:46 Traditionally cultic prostitutes

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the might that he showed, and how he made war, are they not written (A)in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 (B)And the rest of the [a]perverted persons, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he banished from the land. 47 (C)There was then no king in Edom, only a deputy of the king.

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  1. 1 Kings 22:46 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

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45 As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes(A) who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. 47 There was then no king(B) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

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45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written (A)in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 46 And from the land he exterminated the remnant (B)of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa.

47 (C)There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.

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