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 kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

And the king gave orders to 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 the Lord kept them safe.

And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

He examined

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.

Commanded

The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

He went

And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven.

Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, and came to Samaria.

And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.