1. “These are the decrees and regulations you must be careful to obey when you live in the land that the lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must obey them as long as you live.
2. “When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods—high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree.
3. Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!
4. “Do not worship the lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.
5. Rather, you must seek the lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored.
6. There you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, your offerings to fulfill a vow, your voluntary offerings, and your offerings of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks.