2. You will take that land from the nations that live there now. You must completely destroy all the places where the people of these nations worship their gods. These places are on high mountains, on hills, and under green trees.
3. You must smash their altars and break their memorial stones into pieces. You must burn their Asherah poles and cut down the statues of their gods. Wipe out everything that would remind you of those gods.
4. “You must not worship the Lord your God in the same way these people worship their gods.
5. The Lord your God will choose a special place among your tribes. That will be the home for his name. You must go to that place to worship him.