You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.

When you do go across the Jordan River and settle in the land he is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety.

the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).

When you come to the land the Lord your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say, “I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,”

So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he is giving you as an inheritance, you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven – do not forget!