Acts 12:23
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And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.

2 Samuel 24:16
And when the angel of the Lord had stretched out his hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord had pity on the affliction, and said to the angel that slew the people: It is enough: now hold thy hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the thrashingfloor of Areuna the Jebusite.

2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that an angel of the Lord came, and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he arose early in the morning, he saw all the bodies of the dead.

Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord by night, opening the doors of the prison and leading them out, said:

Acts 12:22
And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

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And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.

the angel.

Exodus 12:12,23,29 And I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and will kill every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments; I am the Lord. . . .

1 Samuel 25:38 And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

2 Samuel 24:17 And David said to the Lord, when he saw the angel striking the people: It is I; I am he that have sinned, I have done wickedly: these that are the sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I beseech thee, be turned against me, and against my father's house.

1 Chronicles 21:14-18 So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel. And there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. . . .

2 Chronicles 32:21 And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the stout men and the warriors, and the captains of the army of the king of the Assyrians: and he returned with disgrace into his own country. And when he was come into the house of his god, his sons that came out of his bowels, slew him with the sword.

because.

Acts 10:25,26 And it came to pass that when Peter was come in, Cornelius came to meet him and falling at his feet adored. . . .

Acts 14:14,15 Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they leaped out among the people, crying, . . .

Exodus 9:17 Dost thou yet hold back my people; and wilt thou not let them go?

Exodus 10:3 Therefore Moses and Aaron went in to Pharao, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long refusest thou to submit to me? let my people go, to sacrifice to me.

Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory.

Isaiah 37:23 Whom hast thou reproached, and whom hast thou blasphemed, and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thy eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 28:2,9 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and I sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God. . . .

Daniel 4:30-37 The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass, like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds' claws. . . .

Daniel 5:18-24 O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor, thy father, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour. . . .

Luke 12:47,48 And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. . . .

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.

and he.

2 Chronicles 21:18,19 And besides all this the Lord struck him with an incurable disease in his bowels. . . .

Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust; my skin is withered and drawn together.

Job 19:26 And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God.

Isaiah 14:11 Thy pride is brought down to hell, thy carcass is fallen down: under thee shall the moth be strewed, and worms shall be thy covering.

Isaiah 51:8 For the worm shall eat them up as a garment: and the moth shall consume them as wool: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my justice from generation to generation.

Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go out, and see the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched: and they shall be a loathsome sight to all flesh.

Mark 9:44-48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. . . .

Context
The Death of Herod
22And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. 24But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.…
Lexicon
Immediately,
Παραχρῆμα (Parachrēma)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3916: Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly.

because
ἀνθ’ (anth’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 473: A primary particle; opposite, i.e. Instead or because of.

[Herod] did not give
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

glory
δόξαν (doxan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

to God,
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

an angel
ἄγγελος (angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

of [the] Lord
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

struck
ἐπάταξεν (epataxen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3960: To smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict. Probably prolongation from paio; to knock.

him {down},
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

he was
γενόμενος (genomenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

eaten by worms
σκωληκόβρωτος (skōlēkobrōtos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4662: Eaten by worms. From skolex and a derivative of bibrosko; worm-eaten, i.e. Diseased with maggots.

[and] died.
ἐξέψυξεν (exepsyxen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1634: To breathe my last, die, expire. From ek and psucho; to expire.


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

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him in return for that he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, he breathed his last.

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.

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

And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

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

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

Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn't give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
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