# Acts 12:23

> 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.

— Acts 12:23, 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

- Psalms 115:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/115/1
- Acts 10:25-26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/10/25
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-thessalonians/2/4
- Acts 14:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/14
- 1 Samuel 25:38 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/25/38
- Daniel 4:30-37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/4/30
- Daniel 5:18-24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/5/18
- Exodus 12:29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/12/29

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12/23
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).