Acts 12:19-23

¹⁹Herod had a thorough search made for him, but he couldn't be found. After interrogating the guards, Herod ordered that they should be executed. Then Herod left Judea and went to stay in Caesarea.

²⁰Now Herod had become furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They sent a joint delegation to see him and managed to win Blastus, the king's personal assistant, over to their side. They pleaded for peace with Herod because they were dependent on the king's territory for food.

²¹When the day came for their appointment with the king, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and gave a speech to them.

²²The audience shouted in response, “This is the voice of a god, not that of a man!”

²³Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory. He was consumed by worms and died.