Deuteronomy 16:21-17:7

New Century Version

God Hates Idols

²¹ Do not set up a wooden Asherah idol next to the altar you build for the Lord your God, ²² and do not set up holy stone pillars. The Lord your God hates them.

17 If an ox or sheep has something wrong with it, do not offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. He would hate that.

² A man or woman in one of the towns the Lord gave you might be found doing something evil and breaking the Agreement. ³ That person may have served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or moon or stars of the sky, which I have commanded should not be done. ⁴ If someone has told you about it, you must look into the matter carefully. If it is true that such a hateful thing has happened in Israel, ⁵ take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and throw stones at that person until he dies. ⁶ There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death. ⁷ The witnesses must be the first to throw stones at the person, and then everyone else will follow. You must get rid of the evil among you.