Chilkia reads the laws to King Josia, Hans Holbein (II), 1538 print The high priest Chilkia stands on the right of a reader and reads the laws to King Josia sitting on the left on a throne in the temple. Behind the king is the population and the priests of Judah and Jerusalem. Outside, a fire burns in which all pagan sacrifices are burned that were found in the temple. In the margin above the image is the text IIII regvm xxiii [2 kings 23]. paper Saphan reads the book of Law aloud to the king who tears his clothes in dismay

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