# Acts 12:2

> He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

— Acts 12:2, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 44 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Josephus (Antiquities XIX.8.2) dates the death of Herod Agrippa I to AD 44, and Acts 12:23 tells of the same death.

## Who ruled

- **Herod Agrippa I**, king of Judea, AD 41-44, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.6-XIX.8, which dates his death to AD 44
- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII

## See also

- Hebrews 11:37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/11/37
- Matthew 4:21-22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/4/21
- Matthew 20:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/20/23
- Mark 10:35 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/10/35
- Mark 10:38 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/10/38

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).