And he removed the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke the pillars in pieces, and cut down the groves;

And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Judah.

And he did evil, for he did not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

Nevertheless [some] good things have been found in you, forasmuch as you did remove the groves from the land of Judah, and you directed your heart to seek after the Lord.

The good Lord be merciful with regard to every heart that sincerely seeks the Lord God of their fathers, and [is] not [purified] according to the purification of the sanctuary.

Yet the Lord God has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, until this day.

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the Lord with all your heart, [then] take away the strange gods from your midst, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to serve the Lord, and serve Him only; and He shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.