Kings I 7:4

4 And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

Kings I 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:4

And there were windows in three rows
Both in the second and third stories, east, north, and south, there being none in the west, where the porch stood:

and light was against light in three ranks;
or the windows, through which light was let, answered to each other.

Kings I 7:4 In-Context

2 And it came to pass from the time that the ark was in Cariathiarim, the days were multiplied, and was twenty years; and all the house of Israel looked after the Lord.

3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.

4 And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

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

6 And they were gathered together to Massephath, and they drew water, and poured it out upon the earth before the Lord. And they fasted on that day, and said, We have sinned before the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Massephath.