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Acts 12:22 KJV
Acts · chapter 12 · verse 22
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.Acts 12:22 · King James Version
Acts 12:22 in context
20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopledēmosthe people, the mass of people assembled in a public placeG1218 →
- shoutepiphōneōto call out to, shoutG2019 →
- voicephōnēa sound, a tone, of inanimate things, as musical instruments, a voice, of the sound of…G5456 →
- godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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In these verses we have, I. The death of Herod. God reckoned with him, not only for his putting James to death, but for his design and endeavour to put Peter to death;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-25