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23 And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and [a]he was eaten by worms and died [five days later].

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:23 Herod’s painful death over a five day period in a.d. 44 is recorded by Josephus, the Jewish historian.

23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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