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King Josiah orders the priests of the temples in Samaria to be killed
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King Josiah orders the priests of the temples in Samaria to be killed

anonymous · 1643 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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King Josiah stands in the temple of Samaria and has the priests killed on the altars. Soldiers of Josiah strike the priests with axes and swords. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the biblical text in 2 Kings 23:20. This print is part of an album.

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Credit lineKoning Josia geeft opdracht de priesters van de tempels in Samaria te vermoorden. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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