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Acts 12:23

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23Immediately ian angel of the Lord struck him down, because jhe did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

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Cross references

  1. i[2 Sam. 24:16; 2 Kgs. 19:35]; See ch. 8:26
  2. jPs. 115:1

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

KJV 1900King James Version

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.