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19 And Herod, having searched-for him and not having found him, having examined the guards, ordered that they be led[a] away. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was spending-time there. 20 Now he was being very-angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. And they were coming to him with-one-accord. And having won-over[b] Blastus, the one over the bedroom[c] of the king, they were asking-for peace, because of their country being provided-for[d] from the royal land. 21 And on an appointed day, Herod— having put on the royal clothing, and having sat on the judgment-seat— was giving-a-public-address to them. 22 And the public-assembly was calling-out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And at once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God. And having become eaten-by-worms, he expired[e].

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24 But the word of God was growing and being multiplied.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:19 That is, to execution, the Roman custom.
  2. Acts 12:20 Or, persuaded, convinced.
  3. Acts 12:20 That is, the chamberlain, a trusted attendant.
  4. Acts 12:20 Or, providing-for itself. In either case, the port cities of Tyre and Sidon, which were not part of Herod’s kingdom, were economically dependent on his land, and so sought peace with him.
  5. Acts 12:23 Josephus, who also speaks of this, adds that Herod died five days later.

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