1Sa 7:3 | HCSB | STEP | Samuel told them , “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart , get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to the Lord , and worship only Him. Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines .”

‏ 1 Samuel 7:3

3 Samuel told them, “If you ^a are returning to the Lord ^b with all your heart, ^c get rid of the foreign gods ^d and the ^{▼▼Ashtoreth(s): A Canaanite goddess of fertility, love, and war, who was the daughter of Asherah and consort of Baal; the plural form of her name in Hebrew is Ashtaroth.}Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to ^{▼▼Lit you and set your hearts on} the Lord, and worship only Him. ^g Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”