¹⁹ When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.^(A)

²³ “Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and offer your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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.”