1 Samuel 4:9; 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Samuel 7:4; 1 Samuel 8:8; 1 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Samuel 12:14; 1 Samuel 12:20; 1 Samuel 12:24; 1 Samuel 17:9; 1 Samuel 26:19

1 Samuel 4:9

9 Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men, and fight!”

1 Samuel 7:3

3 So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 7:4

4 So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the LORD only.

1 Samuel 8:8

8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.

1 Samuel 11:1

1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will be subject to you.”

1 Samuel 12:10

10 They cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned; we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

1 Samuel 12:14

14 If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God—good!

1 Samuel 12:20

20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

1 Samuel 12:24

24 But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

1 Samuel 17:9

9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”

1 Samuel 26:19

19 Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the LORD has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD! They have driven me today from my share in the LORD’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’