Acts 12:21
19 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.
20 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.
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22 And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
- KJV
- And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
- WEB
- On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
- ASV
- And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
- DARBY
- And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat [of honour], Herod made a public oration to them.
- BLB
- Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them.
- ÅB
- På en fastsatt dag kledde da Herodes seg i kongelig skrud og satte seg på sin trone og holdt en tale til dem,
- OTB
- På den fastsatte dagen, iført sine kongelige klær, satte Herodes seg på tronen og holdt en offentlig tale.
- B1930
- På en fastsatt dag klædde da Herodes sig i kongelig skrud og satte sig på sin trone og holdt en tale til dem,