7. They are the gods of the nations that are around you. Those nations might be near or far away. In fact, they might reach from one end of the land to the other.
8. Don't give in to those who are tempting you. Don't listen to them. Don't feel sorry for them. Don't spare them or save them.
9. You must certainly put them to death. You must be the first to throw stones at them. Then all of the people must do the same thing.
10. Put them to death by throwing stones at them. They tried to turn you away from the Lord your God. He brought you out of Egypt. That's the land where you were slaves.
11. After you kill those who tempted you, all of the people of Israel will hear about it. And they will be too scared to do an evil thing like that again.