1 Samuel 7:3

And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORDand serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."

Joshua 24:14

"Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments.

Deuteronomy 6:13

It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.

Judges 2:13

They abandoned the LORDand served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.

Isaiah 55:7

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

Luke 4:8

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.

Joshua 24:23

He said, "Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel."

1 Kings 8:48

if they repent with all their mind and with all their heart in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name,

Deuteronomy 30:2-10

and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,

2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness."

Joel 2:12-13

"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

Judges 10:6

The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORDand served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the LORD and did not serve him.

Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel.

1 Samuel 31:10

They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the LORD."

1 Chronicles 28:9

"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."

Job 11:13-14

"If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him.

Proverbs 16:1

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: "Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 6:1-2

"Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.

Hosea 14:1

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Matthew 6:24

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Matthew 15:8

"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

General references

Bible References

Return

Deuteronomy 30:2
and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,
1 Kings 8:48
if they repent with all their mind and with all their heart in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name,
Isaiah 55:7
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Hosea 6:1
"Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
Hosea 14:1
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
Joel 2:12
"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;

Prepare

Deuteronomy 30:6
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 28:9
"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
2 Chronicles 30:19
who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness."
Job 11:13
"If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him.
Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: "Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
Matthew 15:8
"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

Serve him

Deuteronomy 6:13
It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.
Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.
Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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