1 Samuel 7:3

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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.”

Cross References

Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are amongst you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

1 Kings 11:33

because they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.

1 Kings 8:48

if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to you towards their land which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,

2 Kings 17:39

But you shall fear the LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”

2 Kings 23:15

Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burnt the high place and beat it to dust, and burnt the Asherah.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your heart and your soul to follow the LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the LORD’s name.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

2 Chronicles 20:33

However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even if they aren’t clean according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

Proverbs 16:1

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart.

Jeremiah 36:3

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I intend to do to them, that they may each return from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

Jeremiah 4:1

“If you will return, Israel,” says the LORD, “if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you will not be removed;

Ezekiel 14:6

“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Return, and turn yourselves from your idols! Turn away your faces from all your abominations.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel?

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Matthew 4:10

Then Yeshua said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Luke 4:8

Yeshua answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”

John 4:24

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

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after the LORD your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling to him.

Deuteronomy 4:29

But from there you shall seek the LORD your God, and you will find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Joshua 13:31

Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

Joshua 24:14

“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve the LORD.

Joshua 24:23

“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are amongst you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Judges 10:16

They put away the foreign gods from amongst them and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Judges 10:6

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD, and didn’t serve him.

Judges 2:11

The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and served the Baals.

Judges 2:13

They abandoned the LORD, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.

1 Samuel 31:10

They put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.