1 Samuel 7:4

Easy To Read Version

So the Israelites threw away their statues of Baal [84] and Ashtoreth. [85] The Israelites served only the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:33

I will take the kingdom from Solomon because he stopped following me. He worships Ashtoreth, the false goddess of Sidon. He worships Chemosh, the false god of Moab. And he worships Milcom, the false god of the Ammonites. Solomon stopped doing the things that are right and good. He does not obey my laws and my commands. He is not living the way that his father David lived.

1 Kings 11:5

Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth. [143] This was the god of the people of Sidon. And Solomon worshiped Milcom. [144] This was that horrible idol of the Ammonite people.

1 Kings 8:48

They will be in that faraway land. But if they turn toward this land that you gave to their ancestors, [114] and toward this city you chose, and toward this temple I built to honor you,

2 Kings 23:15

Josiah also broke down the altar and high place [296] at Bethel. Jeroboam son of Nebat had made this altar. Jeroboam caused Israel to sin. [297] Josiah broke down both that altar and the high place. Josiah broke the stones of the altar to pieces. Then he beat it into dust. And he burned the Asherah pole.

Hosea 14:3

“Assyria will not save us.\par We will not ride on \{war\} horses.\par We will never again say, ‘Our God’\par to something we made with our hands.\par Why? Because you are the One who\par shows mercy to orphans. {\cf2\super [148]} ”\par

Hosea 14:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [150]} I will have nothing more\par to do with idols. {\cf2\super [151]} \par I am the One who answers your prayers.\par I am the One who watches over you. {\cf2\super [152]} \par I am like a fir tree that is always green.\par Your fruit comes from me.”\par

Judges 2:11

So the people of Israel did evil and served the false god Baal. [16] The Lord saw the people doing this evil thing.

Judges 2:13

The people of Israel quit following the Lord and began worshiping Baal and Ashtoreth. [18]

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel told the people of Israel, “If you are really coming back to the Lord—with all your heart—then you must throw away your foreign gods. You must throw away your idols of Ashtoreth. [83] And you must give yourselves fully to the Lord. You must serve only the Lord! Then the Lord will save you from the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 7:5

Samuel said, “All Israel must meet at Mizpah. I will pray to the Lord for you.”