3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord ^ywith all your heart, then ^zput away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.