34. The Lord told the people to destroy the other nations living in Canaan. But the Israelites did not obey him.
35. They mixed with the other people and did what those people were doing.
36. They began worshiping the false gods those people worshiped. And their idols became a trap.
37. They even offered their own children as sacrifices to demons.
38. They killed their innocent sons and daughters and offered them to the false gods of Canaan. So the land was polluted with the sin of murder.
39. They were unfaithful to him, and they became dirty with the sins of other nations.