Acts 12:23
And on this account, because he gave not the glory to Aloha, in that hour the angel of the Lord smote him, and he was corroded with worms, and died.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
22But all the people exclaimed, and said, These are the words of a god, and not of a man.
24And the gospel of Aloha was proclaimed, and was great.
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 →