7. They may be the gods of the people around you, who live near or far, from one end of the land to the other.)
8. Don’t be influenced by any of these people or listen to them. Have no pity on them. Don’t feel sorry for them or protect them.
9. You must put them to death. You must start the execution. Then all the other people will join you in putting them to death.
10. Stone them to death because they were trying to lead you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
11. All Israel will hear about it and be afraid. Then no one among you will ever do such a wicked thing again.
12. You may hear that the residents in one of the cities which the Lord your God is giving you to live in
13. have been led away from the Lord your God by worthless people. You may hear that these people have been saying, “Let’s worship other gods.” (Those gods may be gods you’ve never heard of.)