21On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.


In Context

18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.

20 Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while. He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king's country for their food supply.

21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.

22 They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man."

23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne, and made an oration to them.