Deuteronomy 7:16-26

16You must remove the people of every nation that the Lord your God will put under your power. Do not be kind to them. Do not worship their gods. If you do that, they will make you turn away from God.

17Perhaps you will say to each other, ‘The people of these nations are stronger than we are. We cannot chase them away.’

18But do not be afraid of them. Remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all the Egyptian people.

19You saw how he punished them. You saw how he used his strength and power to do great miracles. The Lord your God did all those things to rescue you from Egypt. He will use the same power against all the people that make you afraid.

20Also, the Lord your God will send great fear among these people. Even those people who hide from you will soon die.

21When you fight against them, do not let them frighten you. The Lord your God is there to help you. He is a great and powerful God.

22He will chase out the people of those nations, one at a time. He will not let you destroy them all immediately. If you did that, wild animals would become so many that they would be a danger to you.

23But the Lord your God will put your enemies under your power. He will cause them to become completely confused, so that you can destroy them.

24He will put their kings under your power. No one will remember their names any more. No one will be able to stop you. You will destroy them all.

25You must burn the images of their gods with fire. Do not try to keep the silver or gold from those idols. The Lord your God hates those things. If you take it for yourselves, it will catch you like a trap.

26Do not bring anything that God hates into your house. If you do that, God will be ready to destroy you as well as the thing itself. God has said that he hates things like that, so you must hate them too.