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Acts 12:21
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This guy got them a meeting with the king. When the time came, Herod dressed in his royal outfit and made a great speech.
On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel and sitting on the judgment seat, began delivering an address to them.
And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.
And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat [of honour], Herod made a public oration to them.
So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.
So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
And on a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, and sitting on his throne, made an oration to them.
So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;
And vpon a set day Herod arayed in royall apparell, sate vpon his throne, and made an Oration vnto them.
And on a set day, having been clothed in a regal garment, and sitting on the tribunal, Herod made a speech to them.
But vpon a daye appoynted, Herode put on ye kyngly apparell, sat him downe vpon the iudgment seate, and made an oracion vnto them.
one court-day, Herod array'd in his robes of state, and seated upon the throne, made a publick oration:
On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in his royal robes, sat on his throne (tribunal, rostrum) and began delivering a speech to the people.
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an oration to them.
And upon a daye appoynted Herode arayed him in royall apparell and set him in his seate and made an oraycon vnto them.
And on a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration to them.
And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.
and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,
On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.
On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
and a day was set for them to meet with him. Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and made a speech.
A day was set, and Herod in his royal robes sat on the throne and made a speech to them.
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.
And vpon a day appointed, Herod arayed himselfe in royall apparell, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto them.
Upon the set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon the throne and addressed the assembly.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Therefore, on a day that was set, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them.
But upon a public day Herodes was clothed with the robe of royalty, and sat upon the tribunal, and he discoursed to an assembly.
And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.
and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.
A day was set aside. On that day Herod put on purple clothes a king wears. He sat on his throne and spoke to the people.
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
And, on an appointed day, Herod, putting on royal apparel, and seating himself upon the tribunal, proceeded to deliver an oration unto them.
And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them.
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
So on an appointed day Herod, after putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them.
And vpon a day appoynted, Herode arayed hym in royall apparell, and set hym in his seate, and made an oration vnto them.
Herod decided on a day to meet with them. On that day he was wearing a beautiful royal robe. He sat on his throne and made a speech to the people.
On an appointed day, after putting on his royal apparel, Herod took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.
And in a dai that was ordeyned, Eroude was clothid with kyngis clothing, and sat for domesman, and spak to hem.
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Gill's Notes on the Bible
And upon a set day,.... Either on some feast day of divine appointment, as a feast day was by the Jews called מועד, "a stated day"; or on some day appointed by Herod, for the receiving of the ambassadors of Tyre and Sidon, and of hearing their petitions; or as Josephus r says, it was on the second day of the sports and plays, instituted by him in honour of Caesar:
Herod, arrayed in royal apparel; the same Jewish historian in the same place says, that this his apparel was all of silver, and of a wonderful contexture; and that going in this very early in the morning into the theatre, the silver shone so with the rays of the rising sun, that it struck the spectators with terror and admiration:
sat upon his throne; and very likely with the other ensigns of royalty, as a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand:
and made an oration unto them; either unto the ambassadors from Tyre and Sidon, or rather unto the common people, the multitude that were gathered together in the theatre, where the above historian says he was.
r Antiqu. l. 19, c. 8. sect 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And upon a set day - An appointed, public day. This was the second day of the sports and games which Herod celebrated in Caesarea in honor of Claudius Caesar. Josephus has given an account of this occurrence, which coincides remarkably with the narrative here. The account is contained in his “Antiquities of the Jews,” book 19, chapter 8, section 2, and is as follows: “Now when Agrippa had reigned three years over all Judea, he came to the city Caesarea, which was formerly called Strato’s Tower; and there he exhibited shows in honor of Caesar, upon his being informed that there was a certain festival celebrated to make vows for his safety. At which festival a great multitude was gotten together of the principal persons, and such as were of dignity throughout his province. On the second day of which shows he put on a garment made wholly of silver,” etc.
Arrayed in royal apparel - In the apparel of a king. Josephus thus describes the dress which Herod wore on that occasion. “He put on a garment made wholly of silver, and of wonderful contexture, and early in the morning came into the theater place of the shows and games, at which time the silver of his garment, being illuminated by the first reflection of the sun’s rays upon it, shone after a surprising manner, and was so resplendent as to spread a horror over those that looked intently on him.”
Sat upon his throne - This does not denote a throne in the usual sense of that word, but “a high seat” in the theater, where he sat, and from whence he could have a full view of the games and sports. From this place he made his speech.
Made an oration - Addressed the people.’ What was the subject of this speech is not intimated by Luke or Josephus.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 12:21. Upon a set day, c.] A day on which games, c., were exhibited in honour of the Roman emperor. What this refers to, we learn from Josephus. "Herod, having reigned three years over ALL Judea, (he had reigned over the tetrarchy of his brother Philip four years before this,) went down to Caesarea, and there exhibited shows and games in honour of Claudius, and made vows for his health. On the second day of these shows, he put on a garment made wholly of silver, and of a contexture most truly wonderful, and came into the theatre early in the morning at which time the silver of his garment, being illuminated by the first reflection of the sun's rays, shone out after a surprising manner, and was so resplendent as to spread a horror over those who looked intently upon him and presently his flatterers cried out, one from one place, and another from another, 'He is a god:' and they added, 'Be thou merciful to us, for although we have hitherto reverenced thee only as a man, yet shall we henceforth own thee as superior to mortal nature.' Nor did the king rebuke them, nor reject their impious flattery. But, looking up, he saw an owl on a certain rope over his head, and immediately conceived that this bird was to him a messenger of ill tidings; and he fell into the deepest sorrow; a severe pain also arose in his bowels, and he died after five days' severe illness." This is the sum of the account given by Josephus, Ant. lib. xix. cap. 8, sect. 2. [See Whiston's edition.] Notwithstanding the embellishments of the Jewish historian, it agrees in the main surprisingly with the account given here by St. Luke. Josephus, it is true, suppresses some circumstances which would have been dishonourable to this impious king; and, according to his manner, puts a speech in Herod's mouth, when he found himself struck with death, expressive of much humility and contrition. But this speech is of no authority. When Josephus takes up and pursues the thread of mere historical narration, he may be safely trusted; but whenever he begins to embellish, or put speeches in the mouths of his actors, he is no longer to be credited. He even here transforms an angel of the Lord into an owl, and introduces it most improbably into his narration; as if an owl, a bird of all others that can least bear the light, should come and perch on the pavilion of the king, when the sun was shining with the most resplendent rays!
