They had been there for several days, when Festus told the king about the charges against Paul. He said: Felix left a man here in jail,
Get a horse ready for Paul and make sure that he gets safely through to Felix the governor."
When they came to Caesarea, they gave the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
Two years later Porcius Festus became governor in place of Felix. But since Felix wanted to do the Jewish leaders a favor, he kept Paul in jail.