18 “Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the Lord your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.
19 They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgements; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.
20 Always be fair and just, so that you will occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you and will continue to live there.
21 “When you make an altar for the Lord your God, do not put beside it a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah.
22 And do not set up any stone pillar for idol worship; the Lord hates them.