Acts 12:23 meaning and explanation
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Acts 12:23, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod Agrippa I, the king described in this chapter, had just accepted the crowd's acclamation as a god at Caesarea. Luke, the narrator, says that because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down and he died of worms.
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