Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. New Living Translation Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died. English Standard Version Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. Berean Standard Bible Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. Berean Literal Bible And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him in return for that he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, he breathed his last. King James Bible And 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. New King James Version Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died. New American Standard Bible And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. NASB 1995 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. NASB 1977 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. Legacy Standard Bible And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. Amplified Bible And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and he was eaten by worms and died [five days later]. Christian Standard Bible At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. Holman Christian Standard Bible At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died. American Standard Version And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And because he did not give the glory to God, immediately The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH struck him and he was infested with worms and he died. Contemporary English Version At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took the honor that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and died. Douay-Rheims Bible And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. English Revised Version And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. GOD'S WORD® Translation Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died. Good News Translation At once the angel of the Lord struck Herod down, because he did not give honor to God. He was eaten by worms and died. International Standard Version Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. Literal Standard Version And immediately a messenger of the LORD struck him in return for that he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired. Majority Standard Bible Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. New American Bible At once the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not ascribe the honor to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. NET Bible Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. New Revised Standard Version And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. New Heart English Bible Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. Webster's Bible Translation And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died. Weymouth New Testament Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died. World English Bible Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died. Young's Literal Translation and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Death of Herod…22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” 23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. 24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.… Cross References 2 Samuel 24:16 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now!" At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, Acts 12:22 And they began to shout, "This is the voice of a god, not a man!" Treasury of Scripture And 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. the angel. Exodus 12:12,23,29 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD… 1 Samuel 25:38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died. 2 Samuel 24:17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. because. Acts 10:25,26 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him… Acts 14:14,15 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, … Exodus 9:17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? and he. 2 Chronicles 21:18,19 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease… Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. Job 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Jump to Previous Angel Died Eaten End Expired Flesh Ghost Glory Herod Immediately Instantly Messenger Praise Presently Smote Straight Struck Wasted WormsJump to Next Angel Died Eaten End Expired Flesh Ghost Glory Herod Immediately Instantly Messenger Praise Presently Smote Straight Struck Wasted WormsActs 12 1. King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; 6. whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church. 20. Herod in his pride taking to himself the honor due to God, 23. is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably. 24. After his death, the word of God prospers. 25. Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch. (23) The angel of the Lord smote him.--The intervention of the angel is obviously regarded by St. Luke as the only adequate explanation at once of the death of the persecutor and of the escape of his victim, and in the former he recognised not only what has been called the irony of history, or an instance of the law of Nemesis, bringing down the haughty in the very hour of their triumph, but a direct chastisement for an act of impiety. Because he gave not God the glory.--The words probably mean something more than that he did not ascribe to God the praise which was due to Him, and Him only. To "give God the glory" was a phrase always connected with the confession of sin and weakness, as in Joshua 7:19. (See Note on John 9:24.) He was eaten of worms.--The specific form of the disease is not named by Josephus, and St. Luke's precision in describing it may fairly be regarded as characteristic of his calling. The form of the disease, probably of the nature of phtheiriasis, or the morbus pedicularis, from its exceptionally loathsome character, had always been regarded as of the nature of a divine chastisement. The more memorable instances of it recorded in history are those of Pheretimo of Cyrene (Herod. iv. 205), Sylla, Antiochus the Great (2 Maccabees 9:2), Herod the Great (Jos. Ant. xvii. 8), and Maximinus, among the persecutors of the Church (Euseb. viii. 16; ix. 10, 11; Lactant, De mort. Persecut. c. 33). The death of Agrippa took place A.D. 44, in the seventh year of his reign, and at the age of fifty-three. Verse 23. - An angel for the angel, A.V. (Acts 5:19, note).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Immediately,Παραχρῆμα (Parachrēma) Adverb Strong's 3916: Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly. because ἀνθ’ (anth’) Preposition Strong's 473: A primary particle; opposite, i.e. Instead or because of. [Herod] did not give ἔδωκεν (edōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. glory δόξαν (doxan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. to God, Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. an angel ἄγγελος (angelos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. struck ἐπάταξεν (epataxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3960: To smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict. Probably prolongation from paio; to knock. him {down}, αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. he was γενόμενος (genomenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. eaten by worms σκωληκόβρωτος (skōlēkobrōtos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4662: Eaten by worms. From skolex and a derivative of bibrosko; worm-eaten, i.e. Diseased with maggots. [and] died. ἐξέψυξεν (exepsyxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1634: To breathe my last, die, expire. From ek and psucho; to expire. 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