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Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. <a href="/nlt/acts/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while. <a href="/esv/acts/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there. <a href="/bsb/acts/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/acts/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Herod having sought after him and not having found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be led away to death. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there. <a href="/kjv/acts/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. <a href="/nkjv/acts/12.htm">New King James Version</a> But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. <a href="/nasb_/acts/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there. <a href="/nasb/acts/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there. <a href="/nasb77/acts/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there. <a href="/lsb/acts/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there. <a href="/amp/acts/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he interrogated the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea [Maritima] and spent some time there. <a href="/csb/acts/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. <a href="/hcsb/acts/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. <a href="/asv/acts/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Jud锟絘 to C锟絪area, and tarried there. <a href="/cev/acts/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Herod ordered his own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he questioned the guards and had them put to death. After this, Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while. <a href="/erv/acts/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there. <a href="/gwt/acts/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Herod searched for Peter but couldn't find him. So he questioned the guards and gave orders to have them executed. Then Herod left Judea and went to Caesarea, where he stayed for a while. <a href="/gnt/acts/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Herod gave orders to search for him, but they could not find him. So he had the guards questioned and ordered them put to death. After this, Herod left Judea and spent some time in Caesarea. <a href="/isv/acts/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while. <a href="/net/acts/12.htm">NET Bible</a> When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. <a href="/nheb/acts/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. <a href="/wbt/acts/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/acts/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/acts/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/acts/12.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Herod having sought for him, and having not found, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there]. <a href="/blb/acts/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Herod having sought after him and not having found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be led away to death. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there. <a href="/ylt/acts/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command them to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding there. <a href="/slt/acts/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Herod having sought him, and not found, having examined the watch, commanded them to be removed. And having come down from Judea to Cesarea, he tarried.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not; having examined the keepers, he commanded they should be put to death; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he abode there. <a href="/cpdv/acts/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Herod had requested him and did not obtain him, having had the guards interrogated, he ordered them led away. And descending from Judea into Caesarea, he lodged there. <a href="/nabre/acts/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Herod, after instituting a search but not finding him, ordered the guards tried and executed. Then he left Judea to spend some time in Caesarea. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When Herod had sought him and could not find him, he sentenced the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And Simon Peter left Ju-dæ’a and stayed at Cæs-a-re’a. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But when Herodus had searched for him and did not find him, he condemned the guards and ordered to execute them, and he went out from Judea and was staying in Qesarea.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded them to be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarean, and there he remained.<CM> <a href="/godbey/acts/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Herod having sought him, and found him not, condemning the guards, commanded that they should be put to death; and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he tarried. <a href="/haweis/acts/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Herod sought him out earnestly, but not being able to find him, after having examined the guards strictly, he commanded them to be executed. And going down from Jerusalem to C锟絪area, took up his abode there.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Herod having caus'd diligent search to be made, without being able to find him, after examining the guards, he order'd them to execution, after which he departed from Judea, and went to Cesarea, where he resided. <a href="/wey/acts/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there. <a href="/worrell/acts/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Herod, having sought for him, and not finding him, having examined the guards, ordered that they be led away to death. And, going down from Judaea to Caesarea, he tarried there. <a href="/worsley/acts/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Herod searching for him, and not finding him, brought the keepers to a trial, and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and abode there. <a href="/parallel/acts/12-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=3979" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/12.htm">The Rescue of Peter</a> …18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">After</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/1934.htm" title="1934: epizētēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave.">had searched</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">for him</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurōn (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">unsuccessfully,</a> <a href="/greek/350.htm" title="350: anakrinas (V-APA-NMS) -- From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine.">he examined</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5441.htm" title="5441: phylakas (N-AMP) -- A guard, keeper, sentinel. From phulasso; a watcher or sentry.">guards</a> <a href="/greek/2753.htm" title="2753: ekeleusen (V-AIA-3S) -- To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; hail; to incite by word, i.e. Order.">and ordered that</a> <a href="/greek/520.htm" title="520: apachthēnai (V-ANP) -- To lead, carry, take away; met: To be led astray, seduced. From apo and ago; to take off.">they be executed.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2718.htm" title="2718: katelthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From kata and erchomai; to come down.">he went down</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2449.htm" title="2449: Ioudaias (N-GFS) -- Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.">Judea</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2542.htm" title="2542: Kaisareian (N-AFS) -- From Kaisar; Caesaria, the name of two places in Palestine.">Caesarea</a> <a href="/greek/1304.htm" title="1304: dietriben (V-IIA-3S) -- To tarry, continue, stay in a place. From dia and the base of tribos; to wear through, i.e. Remain.">and spent some time there.</a> 20Now 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/27-65.htm">Matthew 27:65-66</a> “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” / So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard. <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Daniel 6:24</a> At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. <a href="/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18-23</a> and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. / But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, / “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.” ... <a href="/1_kings/20-39.htm">1 Kings 20:39-42</a> As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’ / But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.” / Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. ... <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Acts 16:27</a> When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped. <a href="/2_kings/10-24.htm">2 Kings 10:24</a> And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them, “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will forfeit his life for theirs.” <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">Matthew 28:11-15</a> While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. / And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money / and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ ... <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a> They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day. <a href="/genesis/40-22.htm">Genesis 40:22</a> But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation. <a href="/acts/5-26.htm">Acts 5:26</a> At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them. <a href="/1_samuel/22-17.htm">1 Samuel 22:17-19</a> Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. / So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. / He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep. <a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23-24</a> And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. / On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. <a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm">2 Samuel 1:15-16</a> Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died. / For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’” <a href="/acts/9-24.htm">Acts 9:24</a> but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. <a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Esther 7:9-10</a> Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 Judaea to Caesarea, and there stayed.sought for him.<a href="/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a> And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.<a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Psalm 37:32,33</a> The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him… <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Jeremiah 36:26</a> But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.he examined.<a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Acts 12:4,6</a> And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people… <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">Matthew 28:11-15</a> Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done… commanded.<a href="/daniel/2-11.htm">Daniel 2:11-13</a> And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh… <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a> Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.<a href="/john/12-10.htm">John 12:10,11</a> But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; … he went.<a href="/acts/21-8.htm">Acts 21:8</a> And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.<a href="/acts/25-13.htm">Acts 25:13</a> And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.<a href="/1_kings/20-43.htm">1 Kings 20:43</a> And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/9-43.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">Caesarea</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">Caesare'a</a> <a href="/acts/11-11.htm">Cesarea</a> <a href="/acts/10-48.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/acts/12-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Execution</a> <a href="/acts/11-25.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Herod</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/acts/12-17.htm">Led</a> <a href="/acts/10-48.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/acts/1-6.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Search</a> <a href="/luke/2-45.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/mark/8-33.htm">Sharply</a> <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/acts/9-43.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Thorough</a> <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Caesarea</a> <a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Caesare'a</a> <a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Cesarea</a> <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/acts/13-28.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Examined</a> <a href="/acts/23-30.htm">Execution</a> <a href="/acts/16-13.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Herod</a> <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/galatians/4-2.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Led</a> <a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/acts/21-33.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/acts/15-17.htm">Search</a> <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/acts/28-18.htm">Sharply</a> <a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Thorough</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 12</div>1. <a href="/acts/12-1.htm">King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; </a> 6. <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church.</a> 20. <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Herod in his pride taking to himself the honor due to God, </a> 23. <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/12-24.htm">After his death, the word of God prospers.</a> 25. <a href="/acts/12-25.htm">Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great, was a ruler known for his persecution of the early church. This search refers to his attempt to find Peter, who had been miraculously freed from prison by an angel (<a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7-10</a>). Herod's failure to locate Peter highlights the divine intervention and protection over the apostles, emphasizing God's sovereignty over human authority.he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed In Roman law, if a prisoner escaped, the guards responsible could face the same penalty intended for the prisoner. This reflects the severity of Roman military discipline and the high stakes for those tasked with guarding prisoners. Herod's decision to execute the guards underscores his frustration and desire to maintain control and authority, as well as to deter any further insubordination or perceived incompetence.Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea Caesarea was a significant city in the Roman province of Judea, serving as the administrative center and a hub of Roman culture and power. Herod's movement from Judea to Caesarea indicates a shift from a Jewish context to a more Roman one, reflecting his dual role as a ruler trying to appease both Jewish and Roman interests. This geographical transition also sets the stage for subsequent events in Herod's life, as recorded later in <a href="/acts/12.htm">Acts 12</a>.and spent some time there Herod's stay in Caesarea is historically significant, as it was during this time that he would later face his own demise (<a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20-23</a>). The phrase suggests a period of political activity and engagement with Roman officials, as Caesarea was a center of governance. This time spent in Caesarea also highlights the transient nature of human power compared to the eternal kingdom of God, a recurring theme in the book of Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/herod_agrippa_i.htm">Herod Agrippa I</a> The ruler of Judea, known for his persecution of the early church. He is the grandson of Herod the Great and is depicted as a tyrant who sought to please the Jewish leaders by persecuting Christians. 2. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> One of Jesus' apostles who was miraculously freed from prison by an angel, leading to Herod's frustration and subsequent actions against the guards. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_guards.htm">The Guards</a> Roman soldiers responsible for keeping Peter imprisoned. Their failure to secure Peter led to their execution by Herod's orders. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judea.htm">Judea</a> The region where Herod was ruling and where the events of Peter's imprisonment and escape took place. 5. <a href="/topical/c/caesarea.htm">Caesarea</a> A significant city in the Roman Empire where Herod went after the incident, indicating a shift in his focus or a retreat from the embarrassment of Peter's escape.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a> God's sovereignty is evident in Peter's miraculous escape, reminding believers that God can intervene in seemingly impossible situations. <a href="/topical/h/human_authority_vs._divine_authority.htm">Human Authority vs. Divine Authority</a> Herod's actions demonstrate the limits of human authority when it opposes God's will. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's ultimate power over earthly rulers. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unbelief.htm">Consequences of Unbelief</a> The guards' execution serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of failing to recognize and align with God's work. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a> Herod's failure to capture Peter and his subsequent retreat to Caesarea illustrate the futility of opposing God's plans. Believers should find encouragement in the assurance that God's purposes will prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 12</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_judas_iscariot.htm">Who was Judas Iscariot in biblical history?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_outside_bible_for_peter's_escape.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence outside the Bible to confirm Peter's miraculous prison escape in Acts 12?</a> <a href="/q/what's_caesarea's_biblical_role.htm">What is Caesarea's significance in the Bible?</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>(19) Commanded that they should be put to death.--Literally, that they should be led away--i.e., to execution. The phrase was half-technical, half-euphemistic. Capital punishment was, according to Roman usage, the almost inevitable penalty for allowing a prisoner to escape. So at Philippi, the gaoler, when he thought the prisoners had escaped, was on the point of anticipating the sentence by suicide (<a href="/acts/16-28.htm" title="But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm: for we are all here.">Acts 16:28</a>). See Note on <a href="/acts/27-42.htm" title="And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.">Acts 27:42</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Guards for keepers, A.V.; tarried there for there abode, A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/12-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[After] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Herod Ἡρῴδης (Hērōdēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2264.htm">Strong's 2264: </a> Compound of heros and eidos; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings. had searched ἐπιζητήσας (epizētēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1934.htm">Strong's 1934: </a> To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave. for him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [unsuccessfully], εὑρὼν (heurōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. he examined ἀνακρίνας (anakrinas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_350.htm">Strong's 350: </a> From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. guards φύλακας (phylakas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5441.htm">Strong's 5441: </a> A guard, keeper, sentinel. From phulasso; a watcher or sentry. [and] ordered that ἐκέλευσεν (ekeleusen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2753.htm">Strong's 2753: </a> To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; 'hail'; to incite by word, i.e. Order. they be executed. ἀπαχθῆναι (apachthēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> To lead, carry, take away; met: To be led astray, seduced. From apo and ago; to take off. Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. he went down κατελθὼν (katelthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2718.htm">Strong's 2718: </a> From kata and erchomai; to come down. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Judea Ἰουδαίας (Ioudaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2449.htm">Strong's 2449: </a> Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Caesarea Καισάρειαν (Kaisareian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2542.htm">Strong's 2542: </a> From Kaisar; Caesaria, the name of two places in Palestine. [and] spent some time [there]. διέτριβεν (dietriben) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1304.htm">Strong's 1304: </a> To tarry, continue, stay in a place. From dia and the base of tribos; to wear through, i.e. Remain. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/12-19.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 12:19 When Herod had sought for him (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/12-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 12:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 12:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 12:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 12:20" /></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>