1 Samuel 7:3

New Living Translation

Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

Cross References

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing.

1 Kings 11:33

For Solomon has abandoned me and worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of the Ammonites. He has not followed my ways and done what is pleasing in my sight. He has not obeyed my decrees and regulations as David his father did.

1 Kings 8:48

If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name—

2 Kings 17:39

You must worship only the Lord your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”

2 Kings 23:15

The king also tore down the altar at Bethel—the pagan shrine that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made when he caused Israel to sin. He burned down the shrine and ground it to dust, and he burned the Asherah pole.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s name.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”

2 Chronicles 20:33

During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 30:19

who decide to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.”

Proverbs 16:1

We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.”

Jeremiah 4:1

“O Israel,” says the Lord, “if you wanted to return to me, you could. You could throw away your detestable idols and stray away no more.

Ezekiel 14:6

“Therefore, tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your detestable sins.

Ezekiel 18:31

Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?

Hosea 14:1

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 4:10

“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

Luke 4:8

Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

John 4:24

For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

Deuteronomy 10:20

You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

Deuteronomy 13:4

Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

Deuteronomy 4:29

But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

Joshua 13:31

It also included half of Gilead and King Og’s royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the clans of the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh’s son.

Joshua 24:14

“So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone.

Joshua 24:23

“All right then,” Joshua said, “destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

Judges 10:6

Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all.

Judges 2:11

The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight and served the images of Baal.

Judges 2:13

They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth.

1 Samuel 31:10

They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.