Berean Standard Bible
Acts 12:20
“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.”
In context
18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
20Now 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.
21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
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