8. followed the customs of the people whom the Lord had driven out as his people advanced, and adopted customs introduced by the kings of Israel.
9. The Israelites did things that the Lord their God disapproved of. They built pagan places of worship in all their towns, from the smallest village to the largest city.
10. On all the hills and under every shady tree they put up stone pillars and images of the goddess Asherah,
11. and they burnt incense on all the pagan altars, following the practice of the people whom the Lord had driven out of the land. They aroused the Lord's anger with all their wicked deeds
12. and disobeyed the Lord's command not to worship idols.