Herod (the king who killed James)
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Named at Acts 12:1–2 as King Herod, who about that time stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly, and killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. At 12:3–6, when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also, put him in prison and intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover; at 12:11 Peter, out of the prison, says, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.” At 12:19, when Herod had sought for Peter and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, commanded that they should be put to death, and went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there; at 12:20–23 he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and on an appointed day he dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech; the people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”, and immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. This collection records him apart from Herod the tetrarch and from the Herod of Matthew 2, and Acts 12 does not say how they are related.
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- ACT 12:1–5, engwebp
1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
- ACT 12:6–11, engwebp
6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
- ACT 12:18–23, engwebp
18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
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Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Herod (the king who killed James) (person-herod-acts-12) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/herod-acts-12 Current wording: Named at Acts 12:1–2 as King Herod, who about that time stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly, and killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. At 12:3–6, when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also, put him in prison and intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover; at 12:11 Peter, out of the prison, says, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.” At 12:19, when Herod had sought for Peter and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, commanded that they should be put to death, and went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there; at 12:20–23 he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and on an appointed day he dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech; the people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”, and immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. This collection records him apart from Herod the tetrarch and from the Herod of Matthew 2, and Acts 12 does not say how they are related. Cited evidence: ACT 12:1–5, engwebp / ACT 12:6–11, engwebp / ACT 12:18–23, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.