Herod (Acts 12)

Herod (Acts 12) is a tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Acts 12:1.

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• Acts 12:1
  Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
• Acts 12:6
  And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
• Acts 12:11
  And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
• Acts 12:19
  And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
• Acts 12:20
  And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
• Acts 12:21
  And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

Notes

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