Acts 12:20 meaning and explanation
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.
Acts 12:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod Agrippa I, the king who had James killed and Peter imprisoned, now faces the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon. They depended on his territory for grain and trade, so their request for peace is driven by need rather than goodwill.
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