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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Samuel 7:4

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and serued the Lord onely.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ashtoreth;   Baal;   Baalim;   Repentance;   Revivals;   Samuel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Awakenings and Religious Reforms;   Revivals;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ashtoreth, Plural Ash'taroth;   Baal;   Philistines;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Samuel;   Samuel, books of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covenant;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ashtoreth;   Baal;   Baalim;   Judges, Book of;   Samuel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ashtoreth;   Baal (1);   Judges, the Book of;   Samson;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ashtaroth;   Assyria, History and Religion of;   Babylon, History and Religion of;   Gods, Pagan;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ashtaroth, Ashtoreth ;   Baal, Baalim ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ebenezer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Idolatry,;   Sam'uel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ashtoreth;   Judges, Period of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ashtoreth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asherah;   Astarte Worship among the Hebrews;   Philistines;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths and only worshiped the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
Then the children of Yisra'el did put away the Ba`alim and the `Ashtarot, and served the LORD only.
King James Version
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.
Lexham English Bible
So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and they served Yahweh alone.
English Standard Version
So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.
New Century Version
So the Israelites put away their idols of Baal and Ashtoreth, and they served only the Lord .
New English Translation
So the Israelites removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the Lord .
Amplified Bible
So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone.
New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD alone.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim & Ashtaroth, & serued the Lord onely.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.
Contemporary English Version
The people got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte and began worshiping only the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
So the people of Isra'el banished the ba‘alim and the ‘ashtarot and served only Adonai .
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the Israelites threw away their statues of Baal and Ashtoreth. The Israelites served only the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
So the children of Israel put away Baal and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
Good News Translation
So the Israelites got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte, and worshiped only the Lord .
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then the childre of Israel put awaye Baalim and Astaroth from them, and serued the LORDE onely.
American Standard Version
Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.
Bible in Basic English
So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the children of Israel dyd put away Baalim and Astaroth, and serued the Lorde onely.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
English Revised Version
Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
Berean Standard Bible
So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the sones of Israel diden awey Baalym and Astoroth, and serueden the Lord aloone.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;
Update Bible Version
Then the sons of Israel put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the children of Israel put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
World English Bible
Then the children of Israel did put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
New King James Version
So the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, [fn] and served the Lord only.
New Living Translation
So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the Lord .
New Life Bible
So the people of Israel put away from among them the false gods of Baal and Ashtaroth and worshiped the Lord alone.
New Revised Standard
So Israel put away the Baals and the Astartes, and they served the Lord only.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the sons of Israel put away the Baals, and the Ashtoreths, - and served Yahweh, alone.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
Revised Standard Version
So Israel put away the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, and they served the LORD only.
THE MESSAGE
They did it. They got rid of the gods and goddesses, the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and gave their exclusive attention and service to God .
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone.

Contextual Overview

3 And Samuel spake vnto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye doe returne vnto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts vnto the Lord, and serue him onely: & he will deliuer you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and serued the Lord onely. 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord. 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and powred it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We haue sinned against the Lord. And Samuel iudged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13, Judges 10:15, Judges 10:16, 1 Kings 11:33, Hosea 14:3, Hosea 14:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:7 - flee before Joshua 24:23 - put away 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 1 Kings 11:5 - Ashtoreth 2 Kings 23:13 - Ashtoreth 2 Chronicles 11:16 - set 2 Chronicles 19:4 - brought Ezekiel 18:28 - turneth Hosea 14:1 - return 2 Corinthians 6:16 - what

Cross-References

Genesis 2:5
And euery plant of the field, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 6:3
And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not alwayes striue with man; for that hee also is flesh: yet his dayes shalbe an hundred and twenty yeeres.
Genesis 6:7
And the LORD said, I will destroy man, whom I haue created, from the face of the earth: both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the foules of the aire: for it repenteth me that I haue made them.
Genesis 6:13
And God said vnto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before mee; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.
Genesis 7:10
And it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the Flood were vpon the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the sixe hundredth yeere of Noahs life, in the second moneth, the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the same day, were al the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the windowes of heauen were opened.
Genesis 7:12
And the raine was vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and fortie nights.
Genesis 7:17
And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increased, and bare vp the Arke, and it was lift vp aboue the earth.
Genesis 7:21
And all flesh died, that mooued vpon the earth, both of fowle, & of cattell, and of beast, and of euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth, and euery man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth,.... Both their male and female deities, of which see Judges 2:13

and served the Lord Only; Dr. Lightfoot i observes, that a spirit of repentance and conversion came generally upon all the people; a matter and a time as remarkable as almost any we read of in Scripture, one only parallel to it; and that is in Acts, chapters two and three, at the great conversion there.

i Works, vol. 1. p. 54.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed away since the last mention of him 1 Samuel 4:1. Now he appears in the threefold character of prophet, Judge, and the acknowledged leader of the whole people. His words were an answer to a profession of repentance on the part of Israel, the practical proof of which would be the putting away all their false gods. (Compare Judges 6:10 note.)

Will pray for you ... - So Moses prayed for the people at Rephidim Exodus 17:11-12; and for Miriam Numbers 12:13; so Elijah prayed at Carmel 1 Kings 18:36, 1 Kings 18:42; so Ezra prayed at the evening sacrifice Ezra 9:5; so the High Priest prayed for the house of Israel on the Day of Atonement; and so does our Lord Jesus Christ ever live at God’s right hand to make intercession for us.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 7:4. Put away Baalim and Ashtaroth — These were not two particular deities, but two genera of idols; the one masculine, BAALIM; the other feminine, ASHTAROTH; both the words are in the plural number, and signify all their gods and goddesses.


 
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