- the sodomites:
- "But before¹ they lay down,ª° the men²¹ of the city,ª [even] the men²¹ of Sodom,ª compassedª°¹ the houseª round,²° both oldª and young,ª¹ all¹ the peopleª from every quarter:ª¹ ... And they calledª° unto¹ Lot,ª and saidª° unto him, Where¹ [are] the men²¹ which¹ came inª° to¹ thee this night?ª bring them outª° unto¹ us, that we may knowª° them." {Gen 19:4-5} + "And there were¹ also¹ sodomitesª in the land:ª [and] they didª° according to all¹ the abominationsª of the nationsª which¹ the LORDª cast outª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {1Kg 14:24} + "And he took awayª° the sodomitesª out of¹ the land,ª and removedª°¹ all¹ the idolsª that¹ his fathersª had made.ª°" {1Kg 15:12} + "And the remnantª of the sodomites,ª which¹ remainedª° in the daysª of his fatherª Asa,ª he tookª° out of¹ the land.ª" {1Kg 22:46} + "And Josiahª took awayª°¹ all¹ the abominationsª out of¹ all¹ the countriesª that¹ [pertained] to the childrenª of Israel,ª and made¹ all¹ that were presentª° in Israelª to serve,ª° [even] to serveª°¹ the LORDª their God.ª [And] all¹ his daysª they departedª° not¹ from followingª¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 34:33} + "For² this² cause¹¹ Godª gave²° them² upª°¹ untoª vileª affections:ª forª evenª¹ their²¹ womenª did changeª° the¹ naturalª useª intoª that¹ which is againstª nature:ª ... Andª likewiseª alsoª the¹ men,ª leavingª° the¹ naturalª useª of the¹ woman,ª burnedª° inª their²¹ lustª one toward another;ªª menª withª menª workingª° that which is unseemly,ª andª receivingª° inª themselvesª that recompenceª of their²¹ errorª whichª was meet.ª°" {Rom 1:26-27}
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