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Anonymous seated northern royal figure listens to finely clothed courtiers with self-satisfied faces in a modest limestone hall with timber beams, muted linen and wool garments; no glazed brick, blue columns, monumental reliefs, specific king identity or invented dialogue.
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Hosea 7:3

Evil Pleases the King

An Oven, a Dove, and a Deceitful Bow · Hosea 7

Story guide: The oracle accuses king and princes of delighting in evil and lies.

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3By their evil they make the king glad, and by their lies the princes.

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