1 Samuel 7:3-6

English Standard Version

Samuel Judges Israel

³ And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, ^(A)“If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then ^(B)put away the foreign gods and the ^(C)Ashtaroth from among you and ^(D)direct your heart to the Lord ^(E)and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.

⁵ Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at ^(F)Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” ⁶ So they gathered at ^(G)Mizpah ^(H)and drew water and poured it out before the Lord ^(I)and fasted on that day and said there, ^(J)“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah.