Acts 12:19

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Summary

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.

Sought for him

He examined

Acts 12:4

Matthew 28:11

Commanded

Daniel 2:11

Matthew 2:16

John 12:10

He went

Bible References

Sought for him

And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Jehovah hid them.

Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

He examined

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were come to pass.

Commanded

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;

He went

And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus.

And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.