19 And when[a] Herod had searched for him and did not find him,[b] he questioned the guards and[c] ordered that they be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea and[d] stayed there.

Herod’s Gruesome Death

20 Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after[e] persuading Blastus, the king’s chamberlain,[f] they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king’s country. 21 So on an appointed day Herod, after[g] putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them. 22 But the people began to call out loudly,[h] “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because[i] he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and[j] died. 24 But the word of God kept on increasing[k] and multiplying.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:19 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had searched for”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 12:19 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Acts 12:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“questioned”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 12:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Acts 12:20 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persuading”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Acts 12:20 Literally “the one over the bedroom of the king”
  7. Acts 12:21 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“putting on”) which is understood as temporal
  8. Acts 12:22 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to call out loudly”)
  9. Acts 12:23 Literally “in return for which”
  10. Acts 12:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was”) has been translated as a finite verb
  11. Acts 12:24 This imperfect verb has been translated as customary (“kept on increasing”)