Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the Lord your God hates. (niv)
You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. (niv)
and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying,“ How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.”You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. (niv)