1 Samuel 7:4

Translations

Modern

So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

Traditional

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.

Literal

And the sons of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and they served YHWH only.

Latin

Abstulerunt ergo filii Israël Baalim et Astaroth, et servierunt Domino soli.

Original

Hebrew

English

So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

Notes

1 Samuel 7:3–10

Israel's victory over the Philistines was due to their improved relationship with God, not because of the ark's presence (see 1 Samuel 4:3–11).

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Dealing with Conflict Returning to the Lord

Related verses

Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Judges 2:13
…for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
1 Kings 11:33
For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.
Judges 2:11
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
Judges 10:15–16
“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

People

Ashtaroth: A Canaanite goddess of fertility and war Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant" Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Ashtoreth: Worshiped by Israelites Baal: An Idol of the Phoenicians, God of the Sun: The Israelites Wickedly Worshiped in the Time of the Judges Baalim: Plural Form of Baal Repentance of Their Idolatry, when Afflicted by the Philistines Revivals: Samuel Samuel: Israelites Repent Because of his Reproofs and Warnings

1 Samuel 7:4

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