1 Samuel 7:2-4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Victory at Mizpah

² Time went by until 20 years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel began to seek the Lord. ³ Samuel told them, “If you^(A) are returning to the Lord^(B) with all your heart,^(C) get rid of the foreign gods^(D) and the Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to^[a] the Lord, and worship only Him.^(E) Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.” ⁴ So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths^(F) and only worshiped the Lord.