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When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on <i>the</i> royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day, after putting on his royal apparel, Herod took his seat on the rostrum and <i>began</i> delivering an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and <i>began</i> delivering an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel and sitting on the judgment seat, <i>began</i> delivering an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in his royal robes, sat on his throne (tribunal, rostrum) and <i>began</i> delivering a speech to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and a day was set for them to meet with him. Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and made a speech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The appointed day came. Herod, wearing his royal clothes, sat on his throne and began making a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, and sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and on a set day, Herod having clothed himself in kingly clothing, and having sat down on the judgment seat, was making an oration to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on <i>the</i> royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon a fixed day, Herod, having put on royal apparel, and having sat upon the judgment seat, harangued them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, on the appointed day, Herod was clothed in kingly apparel, and he sat in the judgment seat, and he gave a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On an appointed day, Herod, attired in royal robes, [and] seated on the rostrum, addressed them publicly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Upon the set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon the throne and addressed the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But on a notable day, Herodus was wearing the royal garments and sat down on the judgment seat and was speaking with the multitude.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and seated himself on his throne, delivered an oration to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But on an appointed day, Herod, invested with his royal apparel, sitting on his tribunal, delivered a discourse to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then on a day appointed, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, and seated on his throne, made an harangue unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />one court-day, Herod array'd in his robes of state, and seated upon the throne, made a publick oration:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, on a set day, Herod, having put on royal apparel, and seating himself on the judgment seat, made a speech to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in <i>his</i> royal robes, and sitting upon his throne, made an oration to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/12-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/12.htm">The Death of Herod</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20</span>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. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5002.htm" title="5002: taktē (Adj-DFS) -- Appointed, arranged, fixed. From tasso; arranged, i.e. Appointed or stated.">On the appointed</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2264.htm" title="2264: Hērōdēs (N-NMS) -- Compound of heros and eidos; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings.">Herod</a> <a href="/greek/1746.htm" title="1746: endysamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- To put on, clothe (another). From en and duno; to invest with clothing.">donned</a> <a href="/greek/937.htm" title="937: basilikēn (Adj-AFS) -- From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.">his royal</a> <a href="/greek/2066.htm" title="2066: esthēta (N-AFS) -- Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.">robes,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2523.htm" title="2523: kathisas (V-APA-NMS) -- Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.">sat</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/968.htm" title="968: bēmatos (N-GNS) -- From the base of basis; a step, i.e. Foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. A tribunal.">throne,</a> <a href="/greek/1215.htm" title="1215: edēmēgorei (V-IIA-3S) -- From a compound of demos and agora; to be a people-gatherer, i.e. To address a public assembly.">and addressed</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the people.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">22</span>And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-32</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. / You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-10</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Revelation 13:5-6</a></span><br />The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. / And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-19</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne, and made an oration to them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Address</a> <a href="/acts/10-30.htm">Apparel</a> <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/john/19-2.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/john/20-12.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/acts/10-30.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/12-8.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/daniel/5-19.htm">Elevated</a> <a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Herod</a> <a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Public</a> <a href="/acts/9-39.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/acts/8-28.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/acts/8-28.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/john/19-13.htm">Tribunal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/19-30.htm">Address</a> <a href="/acts/20-33.htm">Apparel</a> <a href="/acts/13-48.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/acts/15-30.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/acts/16-4.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Elevated</a> <a href="/acts/13-9.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Herod</a> <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Public</a> <a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/james/2-8.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/acts/16-13.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/acts/14-8.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/acts/14-11.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">Tribunal</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-1.htm">King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm">whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Herod in his pride taking to himself the honor due to God, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm">is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-24.htm">After his death, the word of God prospers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/12-25.htm">Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/acts/12.htm">Acts 12</a>, this day was likely chosen to maximize Herod's influence and display of power. The term "appointed" suggests a premeditated plan, possibly aligning with Roman or local customs, which often included games, feasts, or public addresses.<p><b>Herod donned his royal robes</b><br>Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great, was known for his political acumen and desire to maintain favor with both the Roman authorities and the Jewish populace. His royal robes symbolize authority and splendor, reflecting his status and the importance of the occasion. Historically, such garments were made of luxurious materials, possibly even silver-threaded, as some accounts suggest, to reflect light and enhance his majestic appearance.<p><b>sat on his throne</b><br>The throne is a symbol of power and judgment. Herod's act of sitting on the throne signifies his role as a ruler and judge over the people. In the ancient Near East, thrones were often elevated, signifying the ruler's elevated status above the people. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme of kingship and authority, contrasting with the humble throne of Christ, who reigns with justice and righteousness.<p><b>and addressed the people</b><br>Herod's address to the people was likely a speech designed to win favor and assert his authority. Public speaking was a critical skill for rulers in the Roman Empire, used to communicate power, policy, and propaganda. This moment is pivotal, as it sets the stage for the subsequent events in the narrative, where Herod's pride and the people's response lead to divine judgment. The act of addressing the people also connects to the biblical theme of leadership and the responsibility of rulers to lead with humility and justice, as seen in the contrast with Christ's teachings on servant leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/herod_agrippa_i.htm">Herod Agrippa I</a></b><br>The king of Judea, known for his persecution of the early church. He is the central figure in this passage, showcasing his pride and desire for glory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/royal_robes.htm">Royal Robes</a></b><br>Symbolic of Herod's authority and earthly power. His attire signifies his attempt to project majesty and command respect from the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/throne.htm">Throne</a></b><br>Represents Herod's position of power and judgment. It is a place where he exercises his authority over the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The audience Herod addresses, who later attribute divine qualities to him, leading to his downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_appointed_day.htm">The Appointed Day</a></b><br>A specific time set for Herod to make a public appearance, possibly during a festival or significant event, highlighting the ceremonial nature of the occasion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Herod's account is a cautionary tale about the perils of pride and self-exaltation. Believers are reminded to remain humble and give glory to God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_earthly_powers.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Earthly Powers</a></b><br>Despite Herod's earthly authority, God's ultimate control is evident. Christians can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign over all rulers and events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Herod's acceptance of divine praise from the people serves as a warning against idolatry, both in giving and receiving undue honor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to cultivate humility, recognizing that all authority and success come from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_acts_12_21-23_about_herod_embellished.htm">Could Luke’s account in Acts 12 contain embellishments or legendary elements regarding Herod Agrippa’s death (Acts 12:21–23)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_acts_12's_timeline_reliable_vs._history.htm">How reliable is the timeline of events in Acts 12 compared to external historical records documenting Herod’s reign and demise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_your_own_god.htm">What defines being your own god?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_sennacherib_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Herod Agrippa I?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">And upon a set day . . .</span>--Josephus (<span class= "ital">Ant.</span> xix. 8, ? 2) gives an account of the incident that follows substantially agreeing with that here recorded. The scene was the theatre at Caesarea, which had been built by Herod the Great. Agrippa was celebrating games in honour of the Emperor Claudius, who had succeeded Caligula in A.D. 41, possibly in honour of his return from Britain in A.D. 44. He was arrayed in a robe of silver tissue, such as Caligula had been wont to wear at banquets and games in Rome, which glittered with a dazzling brightness under the rays of the morning sun. His courtiers, taking up the Roman fashion of showing honour to kings and emperors, hailed him as a god, and prayed him, as such, to be propitious to them. The king did not repress the flattery, which fell on the ears of all Jewish by-standers as a fearful blasphemy. He accepted for himself the divine honours which he had dissuaded Caligula from claiming. He looked up, and saw an owl perched on a rope behind him, and recognised in it an omen of evil, fulfilling a prediction which had been made to him by a fellow-prisoner during his confinement at Rome (Jos. <span class= "ital">Ant. xviii.</span> 8). Sharp pain fell on him, and in five days he died.<p>Comparing St. Luke's narrative with this, it seems probable that the delegates from Tyre and Sidon were among those who raised the cry, "Be thou propitious to us," and that their friend Blastus, knowing the weak point in Herod's character, had instructed them that this was the way to obtain his favour. We feel, as we read the narrative, the contrast between St. Peter's refusal even of Cornelius's attitude of homage, and Agrippa's acceptance of the profane apotheosis of the multitude.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> <span class="accented">- Arrayed himself</span> for <span class="accented">arrayed</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">and sat</span> for <span class="accented">sat</span>, A.V. and T.R.; <span class="accented">on the throne</span> for <span class="accented">upon his throne</span>, A.V. On the throne. <span class="greek">Βῆμα</span> does not mean "the king's throne," and is nowhere so rendered in the A.V. but here. It means any raised stage or platform upon which a judge, or an orator, or any one wishing to address an assembly, stands. Here it means a high platform in the theatre at Caesarea, from whence the king, raised above the rest of the audience, could both see the games and make his speech to the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/12-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">On the appointed</span><br /><span class="grk">τακτῇ</span> <span class="translit">(taktē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed, arranged, fixed. From tasso; arranged, i.e. Appointed or stated.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμέρᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(hēmera)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Herod</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἡρῴδης</span> <span class="translit">(Hērōdēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2264.htm">Strong's 2264: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compound of heros and eidos; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">donned</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐνδυσάμενος</span> <span class="translit">(endysamenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1746.htm">Strong's 1746: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put on, clothe (another). From en and duno; to invest with clothing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his] royal</span><br /><span class="grk">βασιλικὴν</span> <span class="translit">(basilikēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> </span><span class="str2">From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[robes],</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσθῆτα</span> <span class="translit">(esthēta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2066.htm">Strong's 2066: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sat</span><br /><span class="grk">καθίσας</span> <span class="translit">(kathisas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2523.htm">Strong's 2523: </a> </span><span class="str2">Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his]</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throne,</span><br /><span class="grk">βήματος</span> <span class="translit">(bēmatos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_968.htm">Strong's 968: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of basis; a step, i.e. Foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. A tribunal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] addressed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδημηγόρει</span> <span class="translit">(edēmēgorei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1215.htm">Strong's 1215: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of demos and agora; to be a people-gatherer, i.e. To address a public assembly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the people].</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτούς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/12-21.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 12:21 On an appointed day Herod dressed himself (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 12:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 12:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/12-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 12:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 12:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>