³³ Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

⁶ And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

³ Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.

¹⁴ And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.

⁴ but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

³ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

³ for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,

¹⁹ that setteth his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though `he be' not `cleansed' according to the purification of the sanctuary.