וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֶל־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם שָׁבִים֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה הָסִ֜ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֧י הַנֵּכָ֛ר מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖ם וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְהָכִ֨ינוּ לְבַבְכֶ֤ם אֶל־יְהוָה֙ וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְיַצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
撒母耳對以色列全家說：«你們若是全心回歸永恆者，就要把外邦的神明和亞斯她錄從你們中間除掉，立定你們的心歸向永恆者，單單事奉祂，祂就必救你們脫離非利士人的手。»
Midrash Tehillim
"I have read with all my heart, and similarly it says (1 Samuel 7:3), 'And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, if you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.' What does it mean to return to the Lord with all your hearts? Rather, Samuel said, if you repent with all your hearts, then the Lord will answer my prayer that I pray for you. And similarly it says (1 Samuel 7:5), 'And Samuel said, gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.' And they gathered to Mizpah and drew water. And what water did they draw and pour out? It was that they repented and poured out their hearts like water before the Lord in complete repentance. And similarly, Jeremiah says (Lamentations 2:19), 'Pour out your heart like water before the Lord,' and so it is said (1 Samuel 7:6), 'And they drew water.' Therefore, it is said, 'I have read with all my heart.'"...