Through his prophet Micah, Jehovah God declared: “I shall certainly make Samaria a heap of ruins . . .

Mic. 1:6, 7.

In fulfillment of that prophetic judgment, in 740 B.C.E. the Assyrians destroyed Samaria, which would have included her many images. These idols provided no protection for the unfaithful Israelites from the conquering armies.