1. And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2. And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, O altar, altar, thus hath the Lord said: Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
3. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes with the burnt fat that are upon it shall be poured out.