1 Samuel 7:3 References

3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "aIf you return to the Lord with all your heart, bremove the foreign gods and the cAshtaroth from among you and ddirect your hearts to the Lord and eserve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines."

a 1 Kings 8:48, Isaiah 55:7, Hosea 6:1, Joel 2:12-14


1 Kings 8

48 aif they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and bpray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name;

Isaiah 55

7 aLet the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his bthoughts; And let him creturn to the Lord, And He will have dcompassion on him, And to our God, For He will eabundantly pardon.

Hosea 6

1 "aCome, let us return to the Lord. For bHe has torn us, but cHe will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will dbandage us.

Joel 2

12 "Yet even now," declares the Lord, "aReturn to Me with all your heart, And with bfasting, weeping and mourning;
13 And arend your heart and not byour garments." Now return to the Lord your God, For He is cgracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And drelenting of evil.
14 Who knows awhether He will not turn and relent And leave a bblessing behind Him, Even ca grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God?