Acts 12:19

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

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.

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WEB

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.

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ASV

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And Herod, having sought after him and not having found [him], having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be led away. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, was staying [there].

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 12

¹⁷ Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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

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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

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