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Acts 12:20
New International Version
Acts 12:20
New International Version
20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon;(A) they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.(B)
Acts 12:20
New King James Version
Acts 12:20
New King James Version
Herod’s Violent Death
20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of (A)Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus [a]the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because (B)their country was [b]supplied with food by the king’s country.
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- Acts 12:20 who was in charge of the king’s bedchamber
- Acts 12:20 Lit. nourished
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