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

Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from 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 …