1 Samuel 7:3-4
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3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “aIf you are to return to Yahweh with all your heart, then bremove the foreign gods and the cAshtaroth from among you and dset your hearts toward Yahweh and eserve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.