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King David offers to God and sees the angel of death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The prophet Gad instructs King David. On the threshing floor of the Jebusite Araunah, King David has built an altar. He kneels before the altar and offers cattle in the hope of stopping a plague that is ravaging the land. Behind Gad flies the angel of death who caused the plague. In the background a plain strewn with victims of the plague. Depiction of the biblical text in 2 Samuel 24.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKoning David offert aan God en ziet de engel des doods. 1674. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
