7. They are gods of the people who live around you. Some are nearby, and some are far away. They are from one end of the land to the other.)
8. Do not give in to him. Do not listen. Do not feel sorry for him. Do not let him go free or protect him.
9. You must put him to death. You must be the first one to start to kill him. Then everyone else must join in.
10. You must throw stones at him until he dies. He tried to turn you away from the Lord your God. The Lord brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.
11. Then everyone in Israel will hear about this. And they will be afraid. No one among you will ever do such an evil thing again.
12. The Lord your God is giving you cities in which to live. You might hear something about one of them. Someone might say
13. that evil men have moved in among you. And they might lead the people of that city away from God. They might say, “Let’s go and worship other gods.” (These are gods you have not known.)
14. Then you must ask about it. Look into the matter and check carefully. It might be true. It may be proved that a terrible thing has happened among you.