ACTS 12:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.”
He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal attendant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king's country for their food.'—the political subplot shows Herod arbitrating regional disputes; Tyre and Sidon (Phoenician cities) depend on Judean grain. Blastus's intermediary role shows court-power structures. The supplication suggests Herod's political importance.
Church Fathers on Acts 12:20
And he went down from Judea to Cæsarea, and there abode: and Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, 'It is the voice of a god, and not of a man,'…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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