1 Samuel 7:3

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel saying, If you return to Jehovah with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to Jehovah, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Joshua 24:14

Now, then, fear Jehovah, and serve Him in sincerity and truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt, and serve Jehovah.

Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods among you, and be clean, and change your garments.

Deuteronomy 6:13

You shall fear Jehovah your God and serve Him, and shall swear by His name.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after Jehovah 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

And they forsook Jehovah and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Matthew 4:10

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

Luke 4:8

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve."

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear Jehovah your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name.

Joshua 24:23

And now put away the strange gods among you, and incline your heart to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:48

and so return to You with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and if they pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, to the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name,

Deuteronomy 30:2-10

and shall return to Jehovah your God and shall obey His voice according to all that I command you today, you and your sons, with all your heart, and with all your soul,

2 Chronicles 30:19

who prepares his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

Joel 2:12-13

Yet even now, says Jehovah, turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.

Judges 10:6

And the sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baals and Ashtoreths, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. And they left Jehovah, and did not serve Him.

Judges 10:16

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah. And His soul was moved by the misery of Israel.

1 Samuel 31:10

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

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God. Arise therefore and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For Jehovah searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. 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

But there are good things found in you, in that you have taken away the Asherahs out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.

Job 11:13-14

If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;

Proverbs 16:1

The ordering of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from Jehovah.

Jeremiah 4:3-4

For so says Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your sins by which you have sinned; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 6:1-2

Come and let us return to Jehovah. For He has torn, and He will heal us; He has stricken, and He will bind us up.

Hosea 14:1

O Israel, return to Jehovah your God, for you have fallen by your iniquity.

Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 15:8

"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

John 4:24

God is a spirit, and they who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.

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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.

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Bible References

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Deuteronomy 30:2
and shall return to Jehovah your God and shall obey His voice according to all that I command you today, you and your sons, with all your heart, and with all your soul,
1 Kings 8:48
and so return to You with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and if they pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, to the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name,
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Hosea 6:1
Come and let us return to Jehovah. For He has torn, and He will heal us; He has stricken, and He will bind us up.
Hosea 14:1
O Israel, return to Jehovah your God, for you have fallen by your iniquity.
Joel 2:12
Yet even now, says Jehovah, turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.

Prepare

Deuteronomy 30:6
And Jehovah your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed, to love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God. Arise therefore and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For Jehovah searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. 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 prepares his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Job 11:13
If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;
Proverbs 16:1
The ordering of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from Jehovah.
Jeremiah 4:3
For so says Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from you all your sins by which you have sinned; and make you a new heart and a new spirit; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
Matthew 15:8
"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
John 4:24
God is a spirit, and they who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.

Serve him

Deuteronomy 6:13
You shall fear Jehovah your God and serve Him, and shall swear by His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear Jehovah your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name.
Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after Jehovah 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, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For 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 are heard in quiet more than the cry of him who rules among fools.