All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth split open from the sound.

And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be split apart and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’”

The altar also was split apart and the ashes were poured out from the altar in accordance with the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.

At that time the people of Israel were divided: half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.