1 Kings 14:24-26

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²⁴^(A) Even worse, they allowed prostitutes^[a] at the shrines, and followed the disgusting customs of the foreign nations that the Lord had forced out of Canaan.

²⁵^(B) After Rehoboam had been king for four years, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. ²⁶^(C) He took everything of value from the temple and the palace, including Solomon's gold shields.

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14.24 prostitutes: Men and women sometimes served at the local shrines as prostitutes in the worship of Canaanite gods, but the Lord had forbidden the people of Israel to worship in this way (see Deuteronomy 23.17,18).