1 Samuel 7:3

And Samuel will say to all the house of Israel, saying, If with all your heart ye turn back to Jehovah, remove the strange gods out of the midst of you, and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts to Jehovah, and serve him alone, and he will deliver you from the hand of Philisteim.

Joshua 24:14

And, now fear ye Jehovah and serve him in uprightness and in truth; and remove the gods which your fathers served beyond the river and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

Genesis 35:2

And Jacob will say to his house, and to all which are with him, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and in his name shalt thou swear.

Deuteronomy 13:4

Ye shall go after Jehovah your God, and ye shall fear him, and his commands shall ye watch, and to his voice shall ye hear, and ye shall serve him, and to him shall ye cleave.

Judges 2:13

And they will forsake Jehovah, and will serve Baal and Ashtaroth.

Isaiah 55:7

The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive.

Matthew 4:10

Then says Jesus to him, Retire, Satan; for it has been written, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him alone shalt thou serve.

Luke 4:8

And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear; him .shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and in his name shalt thou swear.

Joshua 24:23

And now remove the strange gods which are in the midst of you, and incline your heart to Jehovah the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:48

And they turned back to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and prayed to thee the way of their land which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou didst choose, and the house which I built to thy name:

Deuteronomy 30:2-10

And thou turnedst back to Jehovah thy God, and heardst to his voice according to all which I command thee this day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:

2 Chronicles 30:19

Of every one preparing his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, and not according to the purification of the holy place.

Joel 2:12-13

And also now, says Jehovah, Turn back even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping and with wailing.

Judges 10:6

And the sons of Israel will add to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and they will serve the Baalims, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of Philisteim; and they will forsake Jehovah and not serve

Judges 10:16

And they will remove the strange gods from the midst of them, and they will serve Jehovah: and his soul will be shortened for the labor of Israel.

1 Samuel 31:10

And they will put up his arms in the house of Ashtaroth: and his body they will hang up upon the wall of the House of Quiet

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now ye shall give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God; and arise ye and build the holy place of Jehovah God to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and the holy vessels of God, to the house being built to the name of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, O Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul: for Jehovah searched all hearts, and he understands every formation of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him he will be found to thee, and if thou wilt forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But good words were found with thee, for thou didst burn the images from the land, and didst prepare heart to seek God.

Job 11:13-14

If thou preparedst thy heart, and didst spread thy hands towards him;

Proverbs 16:1

To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For thus said Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up to you the fallow ground, and ye shall not sow to thorns.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions which ye transgressed against me, and make to you a new heart and a new spirit: and wherefore will ye die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 6:1-2

Go ye and we will turn back to Jehovah: for he rent and he will heal us; he will strike, and he will bind us up.

Hosea 14:1

Turn back, O Israel, even to Jehovah thy God, for thou wert weak in thine iniquity.

Matthew 6:24

None can serve two lords: for either he will hate one and love the other; or hold firmly to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 15:8

This people draw near me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart keeps off far from me.

John 4:24

God a Spirit: and they worshipping 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 thou turnedst back to Jehovah thy God, and heardst to his voice according to all which I command thee this day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:
1 Kings 8:48
And they turned back to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and prayed to thee the way of their land which thou gavest to their fathers, the city which thou didst choose, and the house which I built to thy name:
Isaiah 55:7
The unjust one shall forsake his way, and the man of vanity his purposes, and turn back to Jehovah, and he will pity him, and to our God, for he will multiply to forgive.
Hosea 6:1
Go ye and we will turn back to Jehovah: for he rent and he will heal us; he will strike, and he will bind us up.
Hosea 14:1
Turn back, O Israel, even to Jehovah thy God, for thou wert weak in thine iniquity.
Joel 2:12
And also now, says Jehovah, Turn back even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping and with wailing.

Prepare

Deuteronomy 30:6
And Jehovah thy God circumcised thy heart and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, for the sake of thy life.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now ye shall give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God; and arise ye and build the holy place of Jehovah God to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and the holy vessels of God, to the house being built to the name of Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, O Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul: for Jehovah searched all hearts, and he understands every formation of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him he will be found to thee, and if thou wilt forsake him, he will cast thee off forever.
2 Chronicles 30:19
Of every one preparing his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, and not according to the purification of the holy place.
Job 11:13
If thou preparedst thy heart, and didst spread thy hands towards him;
Proverbs 16:1
To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus said Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up to you the fallow ground, and ye shall not sow to thorns.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from you all your transgressions which ye transgressed against me, and make to you a new heart and a new spirit: and wherefore will ye die, O house of Israel?
Matthew 15:8
This people draw near me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips; but their heart keeps off far from me.
John 4:24
God a Spirit: and they worshipping him must worship in spirit and truth.

Serve him

Deuteronomy 6:13
Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear, and him shalt thou serve, and in his name shalt thou swear.
Deuteronomy 10:20
Jehovah thy God shalt thou fear; him .shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and in his name shalt thou swear.
Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall go after Jehovah your God, and ye shall fear him, and his commands shall ye watch, and to his voice shall ye hear, and ye shall serve him, and to him shall ye cleave.
Matthew 4:10
Then says Jesus to him, Retire, Satan; for it has been written, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him alone shalt thou serve.
Matthew 6:24
None can serve two lords: for either he will hate one and love the other; or hold firmly to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 4:8
And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise being heard in quiet more than the cry of him ruling among the foolish.