² Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods^(A)—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. ³ Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the carved images of their gods, and wipe out their names from every^[a] place.

²⁶ They brought out the pillars of the temple of Baal and burned them ²⁷ and tore down the pillar^(A) of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it a latrine^(B)—which it is to this day.