²⁴ Do not bow down before their gods or worship^(A) them or follow their practices.^(B) You must demolish^(C) them and break their sacred stones^(D) to pieces.

² I will send an angel^(A) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.^(B)

¹⁰ Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant^(A) with you. Before all your people I will do wonders^(B) never before done in any nation in all the world.^(C) The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you.

¹¹ Obey what I command^(A) you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.^(B)

¹⁷ Completely destroy^[a] them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you.

¹⁸ Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worshiping their gods,^(A) and you will sin^(B) against the Lord your God.