1 Samuel 7:3

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.”

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WEBBE

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from amongst you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

BSB

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

BBE

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el Samuel H8050 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 אִם־ 'im- if H518 בְּכָל־ be·khol with all H3605 לְבַבְכֶם le·vav·khem heart your H3824 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859 שָׁבִים sha·vim [are] turning back H7725 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הָסִירוּ ha·si·ru remove H5493 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] gods of H430 הַנֵּכָר ha·ne·khar (the) foreignness H5236 מִתּוֹכְכֶם mi·tokh·khem from among you H8432 וְהָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת ve·ha·'ash·ta·rot and the Ashtaroth H6252 וְהָכִינוּ ve·ha·khi·nu and direct H3559 לְבַבְכֶם le·vav·khem heart your H3824 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְעִבְדֻהוּ ve·'iv·du·hu and serve him H5647 לְבַדּוֹ le·va·do to only him H905 וְיַצֵּל ve·ya·tzel so may he deliver H5337 אֶתְכֶם 'et·khem (marks the object) you H853 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–4

God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others shall be inclined to receive it. It is no new thing for God's ark to be in a private house. Christ and his apostles preached from house to house, when they could not have public places. Twenty years passed before the house of Israel cared for the want of the ark. During this time the prophet Samuel laboured to revive true religion. The few words used are very expressive; and this was one of the most effectual revivals of religion which ever took place in Israel.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.