Verse 3
1 Samuel 7:3
World English Bible
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Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֶל כָּל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵ/אמֹר֒ אִם בְּ/כָל לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם שָׁבִים֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה הָסִ֜ירוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵ֧י הַ/נֵּכָ֛ר מִ/תּוֹכְ/כֶ֖ם וְ/הָ/עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְ/הָכִ֨ינוּ לְבַבְ/כֶ֤ם אֶל יְהוָה֙ וְ/עִבְדֻ֣/הוּ לְ/בַדּ֔/וֹ וְ/יַצֵּ֥ל אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם מִ/יַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
English Translation
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts for the Lord and serve Him alone, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
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Chapter 7 Context
1
The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the h...
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2
From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long; for it was twenty years; and...
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3
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4
Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
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5
Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
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6
They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on tha...
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7
When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords o...
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8
The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God (Elohim) for us, that he...
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9
Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Ya...
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10
As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; bu...
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11
The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came...
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12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying,...
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13
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand...
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14
The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to G...
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15
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
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16
He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all th...
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17
His return was to Ramah, for his house was there; and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar...
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