1 Samuel 7:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed since he was last mentioned (1 Samuel 4:1). He now appears in…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The strange gods. —The strange gods are in 1 Samuel 7:4 described as Baalim. This plural form of Baal refers …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel
When they assembled at one of their three yearly feasts, or as he went…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others will be inclined to receive it. It is nothing new for …

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