The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers.
His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.”
He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put 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.”
But to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.
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