²⁴ You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them^[a] and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.^(A)

Forbidden Worship

²¹ “Do not set up an Asherah of any kind of wood next to the altar you will build for the Lord your God, ²² and do not set up a sacred pillar; the Lord your God hates them.^(A)