Samuel told them, “If you(A) are returning to the Lord(B) with all your heart,(C) get rid of the foreign gods(D) and the Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to[a] the Lord, and worship only Him.(E) Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.” So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths(F) and only worshiped the Lord.

Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah,(G) and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 7:3 Lit you and set your hearts on

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