²³ But the Eternal your God definitely will defeat these nations in front of you. He will throw them into a great panic until they are all destroyed. ²⁴ He’ll put their kings in your power, so you will be able to wipe out all their names. No one under heaven will ever know they existed! Not a single person will be able to resist you; you’ll destroy them all. ²⁵ Then you must burn up all of their carved idols in the fire. Don’t admire them because the silver and gold in them are so valuable. If you take those metals, you’ll fall into a deadly trap because He abhors these idols!