Now when allthiswas finished,allIsraelwho were presentwentout to the citiesof Judah,brokethe pillarsin pieces,cutdownthe Asherimand pulleddownthe highplacesand the altarsthroughoutallJudahand Benjamin,as well as in Ephraimand Manasseh,untilthey had destroyedthem all.Then allthe sonsof Israelreturnedto their cities,eachto his possession.
"Nowifyou are ready,at the momentyou hearthe soundof the horn,flute,lyre,trigon,psalteryand bagpipeand allkindsof music,to falldownand worshipthe imagethat I have made,[very well]. But ifyou do not worship,you will immediatelybe castinto the midstof a furnaceof blazingfire;and whatgodis there whocan deliveryou out of my hands?"