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1 Samuel 7:2-4
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 7:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 From[a] the day the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, days multiplied and became twenty years[b] while all the house of Israel mourned after Yahweh. 3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If with all your heart you are turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths[c] from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the Israelites[d] removed the Baals[e] and the Ashtoreths, and they served Yahweh alone.
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- 1 Samuel 7:2 Literally “And it happened from”
- 1 Samuel 7:2 Literally “and the days were numerous, and they were twenty years”
- 1 Samuel 7:3 Hebrew plural “Ashtaroth” (Ashtoreth was the female consort of Ba’al)
- 1 Samuel 7:4 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- 1 Samuel 7:4 Hebrew plural “Be’alim” (Ba’al was a major Canaanite deity)
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