1 Samuel 7:2-4

Legacy Standard Bible

² Now it happened from the day when the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

Samuel Judges Israel

³ Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “^(A)If you are to return to Yahweh with all your heart, then ^(B)remove the foreign gods and the ^(C)Ashtaroth from among you and ^(D)set your hearts toward Yahweh and ^(E)serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.