Acts 12:21
Now on the appointed day, Herod, having clothed himself with royal malbush (clothing) and having sat down on the kes hamishpat, was delivering a public address to them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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In Context
22And the multitude was crying out, Hinei, the kol of a g-d and not of an ish!
Cross References
1 Kings 22:10And the Melech Yisroel and Yehoshaphat Melech Yehudah sat each on his kisse, having put on their robes, at the threshing floor in the entrance of sha'ar Shomron; all the nevi'im prophesied before them.
Proverbs 18:12Before shever (destruction) the lev ish is haughty, 1 and before kavod is anavah (humility). 1
Malachi 3:15And now we call the zedim (proud) happy; 1 yea, they that work rishah (wickedness) are set up; 1 yea, they that tempt Elohim even go free. 1
Acts 25:23Then on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered into the auditorium along with both the military tribunes and the chashuve anashim of Caesarea. And Festus the Moshel gave orders to have Rav Sha'ul brought in.
Matthew Henry on Acts 12:21-25
The Death of Herod. 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. 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave… Read the whole commentary →