1 Samuel 7:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So the Israelites removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 2:11 : 11 A Monotonous Cycle The Israelites did evil before the LORD by worshiping the Baals.
  • Judg 2:13 : 13 They abandoned the LORD and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.
  • Judg 10:15-16 : 15 But the Israelites said to the LORD,“We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!” 16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.
  • 1 Kgs 11:33 : 33 I am taking the kingdom from him because they have abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did.
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride warhorses. We will never again say,‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made. For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!”
  • Hos 14:8 : 8 O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore! I will answer him and care for him. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; your fruitfulness comes from me!

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  • 1 Sam 7:3
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    3Samuel said to all the people of Israel,“If you are really turning to the LORD with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the LORD and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

  • Judg 2:11-13
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    11A Monotonous Cycle The Israelites did evil before the LORD by worshiping the Baals.

    12They abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods– the gods of the nations who lived around them. They worshiped them and made the LORD angry.

    13They abandoned the LORD and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.

  • Judg 3:7
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    7Othniel: A Model Leader The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. They forgot the LORD their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.

  • Judg 10:6
    74%

    6The Lord’s Patience Runs Short The Israelites again did evil in the LORD’s sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not worship him.

  • Judg 10:16
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    16They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

  • 1 Sam 12:10-11
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    10Then they cried out to the LORD and admitted,‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth. Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’

    11So the LORD sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hand of the enemies all around you, and you were able to live securely.

  • Josh 24:23
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    23Joshua said,“Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the LORD God of Israel.”

  • 2 Chr 34:33
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    33Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged all who were in Israel to worship the LORD their God. Throughout the rest of his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Kgs 17:16
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    16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, and worshiped Baal.

  • Josh 24:18
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    18The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!”

  • Josh 24:14
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    14Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7-8
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    7A Summary of Israel’s Sinful History This happened because the Israelites sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods;

    8they observed the practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from before them, and followed the example of the kings of Israel.

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    5Then Samuel said,“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
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    12They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the LORD’s command.

  • 2 Kgs 17:33
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    33They were worshiping the LORD and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

  • Acts 7:42
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    42But God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:‘It was not to me that you offered slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, house of Israel?

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    10The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD:“We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

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    17However, the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

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    35The LORD made a covenant with them and instructed them,“You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them.

  • 1 Sam 12:24
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    24However, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

  • Jer 4:1
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    1“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.

  • 2 Kgs 21:3
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    3He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole just like King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshiped them.

  • 2 Chr 7:19
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    19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

  • Hos 11:2
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    2But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

  • Deut 17:3
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    3by serving other gods and worshiping them– the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.

  • Josh 24:16
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    16The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!

  • Deut 7:4-5
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    4for they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will quickly destroy you.

    5Instead, this is what you must do to them: You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, cut down their sacred Asherah poles, and burn up their idols.

  • Judg 8:33-34
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    67%

    33Israel Returns to Baal-Worship After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.

    34The Israelites did not remain true to the LORD their God, who had delivered them from all the enemies who lived around them.

  • 2 Chr 33:15
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    15He removed the foreign gods and images from the LORD’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the LORD’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city.

  • Isa 31:6
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    6You Israelites! Return to the one against whom you have so blatantly rebelled!

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    18So the LORD was furious with Israel and rejected them; only the tribe of Judah was left.

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    8The Israelites said to Samuel,“Keep crying out to the LORD our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”

  • 2 Chr 7:22
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    22Others will then answer,‘Because they abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors, who led them out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. That is why he brought all this disaster down on them.’”

  • 2 Chr 31:1
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    1When all this was over, the Israelites who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities.

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    3He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

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    20If you abandon the LORD and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well.”