13. If you hear it said concerning one of the cities which the Lord, your God, gives you to dwell in,
14. that certain scoundrels have sprung up in your midst and have led astray the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Come, let us serve other gods,” whom you have not known,
15. you must inquire carefully into the matter and investigate it thoroughly. If you find that it is true and an established fact that this abomination has been committed in your midst,
16. you shall put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, placing the city and all that is in it, even its livestock, under the ban.