1 Samuel 7 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 7:4

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.
1 Samuel 7:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 7:4 in other translations

BSBSo the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
WEBThen the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
ASVThen the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;
DARBYAnd the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.
BBESo the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
WebsterThen the children of Israel put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

What does 1 Samuel 7:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 7:3-6

3-6. Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel--A great national reformation was effected through the influence of Samuel. Disgusted with their foreign servitude, and panting for the restoration of liberty and independence, they were open to salutary impressions; and convinced of their errors, they renounced idolatry. The re-establishment of the faith of their fathers was inaugurated at a great public meeting, held…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:1-4

Chapter Outline The ark removed to Kirjath-jearim. (1-4) The Israelites solemnly repent. (5-6) The Lord discomfits the Philistines. (7-12) They are subdued, Samuel judges Israel. (13-17) Verses 1-4 God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others shall be inclined to receive it. It is no new thing for God's ark to be in a private house. Christ and his apostles preached…

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1 Samuel 7:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruand they removedH5493
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.Limthe BaalsH1168
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.Rotthe AshtarothH6252
וַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.Duand they servedH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְבַדּֽוֹ\׃\ \פle.va.Doto only himH905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 7:4

  • Hosea 14:8

    Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

  • Hosea 14:3

    Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • Judges 2:13

    And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

  • 1 Kings 11:33

    Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.

  • Judges 10:15-16

    And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Judges 2:11

    And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jud 2:11,13; 10:15,16; 1Ki 11:33; Ho 14:3,8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 7:3

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 7:4

    Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.

  • 1 Samuel 7:5

    And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord.

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1 Samuel 7:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces los hijos de Israel quitaron á los Baales y á Astaroth, y sirvieron á solo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Israël ôtèrent les Baals et les Ashtoreths, et servirent l’ Éternel seul.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Israel taten die Baalim und die Astaroth hinweg und dienten Jehova allein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abstulerunt ergo filii Israël Baalim et Astaroth, et servierunt Domino soli.