Deuteronomy 12:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ Break down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Burn up the poles they use to worship the female god named Asherah. Cut down the statues of their gods. Wipe out the names of their gods from those places.

⁴ You must not worship the Lord your God the way those nations worship their gods. ⁵ Instead, go to the special place he will choose from among all your tribes. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must go.