Deuteronomy 12:4

New Living Translation

“Do not worship the Lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:15

Then the Lord will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the Lord with the Asherah poles they have set up for worship.

Leviticus 20:23

Do not live according to the customs of the people I am driving out before you. It is because they do these shameful things that I detest them.

Deuteronomy 12:3

Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!

Deuteronomy 12:5

Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored.

Deuteronomy 20:18

This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the Lord your God.

Joshua 22:15

When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,