1 Samuel 7:4

7:4 So the Israelites ¹  removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the Lord.

1 Samuel 12:10

12:10 Then they cried out to the Lord and admitted, ²  ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth. ³  Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’ ⁴ 

[7:4]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

[12:10]  ² tn Heb “and said.”

[12:10]  ³ tn Heb “the Ashtarot” (plural). The words “images of” are supplied in both vv. 3 and 4 for clarity.

[12:10]  ⁴ tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.