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Hilkiah Reads the Laws to King Josiah
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The high priest Hilkiah stands to the right at a lectern and reads the laws to King Josiah who sits on a throne to the left in the temple. Behind the king stands the people and the priests of Judah and Jerusalem. Outside a fire burns in which all pagan sacrifices found in the temple are burned. In the margin above the image is the text IIII Regvm XXIII [2 Kings 23].
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Credit lineChilkia leest de wetten voor aan koning Josia. 1538. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
