Deu 12:3 | NET2full | STEP | You must tear down their altars , shatter their sacred pillars , burn up their sacred Asherah poles , and cut down the images of their gods ; you must eliminate their very memory from that place .

‏ Deuteronomy 12:3

3 You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, ^{▼▼sn Sacred pillars. These are the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת, matsevot) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5.} burn up their sacred Asherah poles, ^{▼▼sn Sacred Asherah poles. The Hebrew term (plural) is אֲשֵׁרִים (ʾasherim). See note on the word “(leafy) tree” in v. 2, and also Deut 7:5.} and cut down the images of their gods; you must eliminate their very memory from that place.