Acts 12:21An Understandable Version (2005 edition)And then, on a particular day, Herod, dressed in his royal robes, delivered a speech [to the people] from his throne. See the chapter |
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon [Note: These were seaport cities not under his jurisdiction]. They came to him as a group, having befriended Blastus, an officer of the king [Herod], and tried to arrange a peaceful relationship [with him] because their country [i.e., the cities of Tyre and Sidon] was dependant on him for their food supply.