5. The Lord your God himself will drive those nations out of your way. He will push them out to make room for you. You will take over their land, just as the Lord your God promised you.
6. "Be very strong. Be careful to obey everything that is written in the Scroll of the Law of Moses. Don't turn away from it to the right or the left.
7. "Don't have anything to do with the nations that remain among you. Don't use the names of their gods for any reason at all. Don't take oaths and make promises in their names. You must not serve them. You must not bow down to them.
8. You must remain true to the Lord your God, just as you have done until now.
9. "The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations to make room for you. To this very day no one has been able to fight against you and win.
10. One of you can chase a thousand away. That's because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised he would.
11. So be very careful to love the Lord your God.