Enticers to idolatry,

1 ¶ If² there ariseºª amongº you a prophet,º or² a dreamerºª of dreams,º and givethºª² thee a signº or² a wonder,º 2 And the signº or the wonderº come to pass,ºª whereof² he spakeºª unto² thee, saying,ºª Let us go¹ª² afterº otherº gods,º which² thou hast not² known,ºª and let us serveºª them; 3 Thou shalt not² hearkenºª unto² the wordsº of that² prophet,º or² that² dreamerºª of dreams:º for² the LORDº your Godº provethºª you, to knowºª whether² ye¹ loveºª² the LORDº your Godº with all² your heartº and with all² your soul.º 4 Ye shall walk¹ª² afterº the LORDº your God,º and fearºª him, and keepºª his commandments,º and obeyºª his voice,º and ye shall serveºª him, and cleaveºª unto him. 5 And that² prophet,º or² that² dreamerºª of dreams,º shall be put to death;ºª because² he hath spokenºª to turn¹ [you] away² from² the LORDº your God,º which brought you outºª² of the landº² of Egypt,º and redeemedºª you out of the houseº² of bondage,º to thrustºª thee out of² the wayº which² the LORDº thy Godº commandedºª thee to walk² in.¹ª So shalt thou put¹ª the evil¹ awayºª² from the midstº² of thee.

how near soever unto thee,

6 ¶ If² thy brother,º the son¹² of thy mother,º or² thy son,º or² thy daughter,º or² the wifeº of thy bosom,º or² thy friend,º which² [is] as thine own soul,º enticeºª thee secretly,º saying,ºª Let us go¹ª² and serveºª otherº gods,º which² thou hast not² known,ºª thou,² nor thy fathers;º 7 [Namely], of the godsº² of the peopleº which² [are] round aboutº you, nighº unto² thee, or² far offº from² thee, from the [one] endº² of the earthº even unto² the [other] endº of the earth;º 8 Thou shalt not² consentºª unto him, nor² hearkenºª unto² him; neither² shall thine eyeº pityºª² him, neither² shalt thou spare,ºª neither² shalt thou concealºª² him: 9 But² thou shalt surely¹ª killºª him; thine handº shall be² firstº upon him to put him to death,ºª and afterwardsº the handº of all² the people.º

are to be stoned to death.

10 And thou shalt stoneºª him with stones,º that he die;ºª because² he hath soughtºª to thrust thee awayºª from²² the LORDº thy God,º which brought thee outºª of the landº² of Egypt,º from the houseº² of bondage.º 11 And all² Israelº shall hear,ºª and fear,ºª and shall doºª no² moreºª anyº such wickednessº as this² is amongº you.

Idolatrous cities are not to be spared.

12 ¶ If² thou shalt hearºª [say] in oneº of thy cities,º which² the LORDº thy Godº hath givenºª thee to dwellºª there,² saying,ºª 13 [Certain] men,¹² the childrenº of Belial,º are gone outºª from amongº² you, and have withdrawnºª² the inhabitantsºª of their city,º saying,ºª Let us go¹ª² and serveºª otherº gods,º which² ye have not² known;ºª 14 Then shalt thou enquire,ºª and make search,ºª and askºª diligently;ºª and, behold,² [if it be] truth,º [and] the thingº certain,ºª [that] suchº abominationº is wroughtºª amongº you; 15 Thou shalt surely¹ª smiteºª² the inhabitantsºª of that² cityº with the edgeº of the sword,º destroying it utterly,ºª² and all² that² [is] therein, and the cattleº thereof, with the edgeº of the sword.º 16 And thou shalt gatherºª all² the spoilº of it into² the midstº of the streetº thereof, and shalt burnºª with fireº² the city,º and all² the spoilº thereof every whit,º for the LORDº thy God:º and it shall be² an heapº for ever;º it shall not² be built² again.¹ª² 17 And there shall cleaveºª noughtº² of² the cursed thingº to thine hand:º that² the LORDº may turnºª from the fiercenessº² of his anger,º and shewºª thee mercy,º and have compassionºª upon thee, and multiplyºª thee, as² he hath swornºª unto thy fathers;º 18 When² thou shalt hearkenºª to the voiceº of the LORDº thy God,º to keepºª² all² his commandmentsº which² I² commandºª thee this day,º to doºª [that which is] rightº in the eyesº of the LORDº thy God.º