
A Prophet Rebukes King Amaziah Before Edom's Idols
King Amaziah scatters incense toward carved stone idols while a bearded prophet in a rough mantle points at them.
Prompt
2 Chronicles 25: After defeating the Edomites, King Amaziah brings back the gods of the children of Seir, sets them up as his own gods and burns incense before them; a prophet of the LORD confronts him: "Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?" King Amaziah, in royal robes and a gold circlet, is large and central, half-turned from a smoking incense stand before a row of crude carved stone idols of Edom, his face flushing with arrogant anger; beside him a plain, bearded prophet in a rough mantle stands firm, pointing at the idols. Inside a palace shrine room lit by warm shafts of daylight through the doorway and drifting incense smoke. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.
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