Through his prophet Zephaniah, he stated: “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and I will cut off from this place the remaining ones of the Baal, the name of the foreign - god priests along with the priests, and those who are bowing down upon the roofs to the army of the heavens, and those who are bowing down, making sworn oaths to Jehovah and making sworn oaths by Malcam. ” — Zephaniah 1: 4, 5.
Oma prohveti Sefanja kaudu ütles ta: „Ma sirutan oma käe Juuda vastu ja kõigi Jeruusalemma elanike vastu; ma hävitan sellest paigast Baali jäänused, ebajumalapappide nimed ühes preestritega ja need, kes katusel kummardavad taeva väge, ja need, kes kummardavad Jehoovat ning vannuvad tema juures, aga vannuvad ka Milkomi juures ”.