ACTS 12:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.”
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.'—the ceremonial setting (throne, royal robes, public assembly) establishes Herod's majesty and political power. The 'appointed day' (tē apolelytmeny hēmera) suggests a formal occasion; the address addresses the Tyrian-Sidonians' petition.
Church Fathers on Acts 12:21
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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