King Hezekiah has the wells and irrigation canals outside Jerusalem sealed off so that Sanherib and his army will not have an abundance of water when they lay siege to Jerusalem. In the background, the walls of Jerusalem are being reinforced and equipped with towers. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 2 Chron. 32. Hezekiah closes the sources outside Jerusalem History of Hezekiah and Sanherib Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti , intermediary draughtsman: Maerten de Vos, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Gerard de Jode, Antwerp, 1585, paper, engraving

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