1 Samuel 7:4
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serued the Lord onely.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
In Context
5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.
Cross References
Judges 2:13So they forsooke the Lord, and serued Baal, and Ashtaroth.
Judges 10:16Then they put away the strange gods from among them and serued the Lord: and his soule was grieued for the miserie of Israel.
2 Kings 23:15Furthermore the altar that was at Beth-el, and the hie place made by Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israel to sinne, both this altar and also the hie place, brake he downe, and burnt the hie place, and stampt it to powder and burnt the groue.
Hosea 14:8They that dwel vnder his shadow, shall returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, and florish as the vine: the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:4-7
3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord , and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord . 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew… Read the whole commentary →