Acts 12:19 “After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guard…”

Acts 12:19

After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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 Judæa to Cæsarea, and there abode.

World English Bible

When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

American Standard Version

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.

Darby Translation

And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed [there].

Young's Literal Translation

and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there].

Bible in Basic English

And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

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Cross references

“sought for him”

1 Samuel 23:14 Matthew 2:13 Jeremiah 36:26 Psalm 37:32 Psalm 37:33

1 Samuel 23:14 · BSB

And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.

Matthew 2:13 · BSB

When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to…

Jeremiah 36:26 · BSB

Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

Psalm 37:32 · BSB

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalm 37:33 · BSB

the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

“he examined”

Acts 12:4 Acts 12:6 Matthew 28:11–15

Acts 12:4 · BSB

He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Acts 12:6 · BSB

On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

Matthew 28:11–15 · BSB

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

“commanded”

Daniel 2:11–13 Matthew 2:16 John 12:10 John 12:11

Daniel 2:11–13 · BSB

What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

Matthew 2:16 · BSB

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had le…

John 12:10 · BSB

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

John 12:11 · BSB

for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

“he went”

Acts 21:8 1 Kings 20:43 Esther 6:12 Acts 25:13

Acts 21:8 · BSB

Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.

1 Kings 20:43 · BSB

Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

Esther 6:12 · BSB

Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.

Acts 25:13 · BSB

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Also

Acts 16:27 Acts 8:40 Acts 27:42

Acts 16:27 · BSB

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

Acts 8:40 · BSB

But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 27:42 · BSB

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

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