¹⁶ Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord . And he was grieved by their misery.

¹⁶ And they put away the strange [1] gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

¹⁶ So they put away the foreign gods from among them and worshiped the Lord; and he could no longer bear to see Israel suffer.