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Acts 12:21
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KJ21
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne and delivered an oration unto them.
ASV
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
AMP
On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in his royal robes, sat on his throne (tribunal, rostrum) and began delivering a speech to the people.
AMPC
On an appointed day Herod arrayed himself in his royal robes, took his seat upon [his] throne, and addressed an oration to them.
BRG
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
CSB
On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them.
CSBA
On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them.
CEB
On the scheduled day Herod dressed himself in royal attire, seated himself on the throne, and gave a speech to the people.
CJB
A day was set, and Herod in his royal robes sat on the throne and made a speech to them.
CEV
and a day was set for them to meet with him. Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and made a speech.
DARBY
And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat [of honour], Herod made a public oration to them.
DLNT
And on an appointed day, Herod— having put on the royal clothing, and having sat on the judgment-seat— was giving-a-public-address to them.
DRA
And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.
ERV
Herod decided on a day to meet with them. On that day he was wearing a beautiful royal robe. He sat on his throne and made a speech to the people.
EASY
Herod decided on which day he would meet with them. He put on his beautiful clothes and he sat in his special seat as king. Then he spoke his message to all the people.
EHV
On the appointed day Herod, dressed in his royal robes and seated on his throne, delivered a public address to them.
ESV
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.
ESVUK
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.
EXB
On ·a chosen [an appointed] day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his ·throne [judgment seat; rostrum; platform], and made a speech to the people.
GNV
And upon a day appointed, Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the judgment seat, and made an oration unto them.
GW
The appointed day came. Herod, wearing his royal clothes, sat on his throne and began making a speech to them.
GNT
On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.
HCSB
So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.
ICB
On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes. He sat on his throne and made a speech to the people.
ISV
Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them.
PHILLIPS
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They approached him in a body and after winning over Blastus the king (Herod)’s chamberlain, they begged him for peace. They were forced to do this because their country’s food supply was dependent on the king’s dominions. So on an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the public throne and made a speech to them. At this people kept shouting, “This is a god speaking, not a mere man!” Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory. And in fearful agony he died.
JUB
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them.
KJV
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
AKJV
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
LSB
And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel and sitting on the judgment seat, began delivering an address to them.
LEB
So on an appointed day Herod, after putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them.
TLB
An appointment with Herod was granted, and when the day arrived he put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.
MSG
But things went from bad to worse for Herod. Now people from Tyre and Sidon put him on the warpath. But they got Blastus, King Herod’s right-hand man, to put in a good word for them and got a delegation together to iron things out. Because they were dependent on Judea for food supplies, they couldn’t afford to let this go on too long. On the day set for their meeting, Herod, robed in pomposity, took his place on the throne and regaled them with a lot of hot air. The people played their part to the hilt and shouted flatteries: “The voice of God! The voice of God!”
MEV
On an appointed day, Herod, dressed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave a public speech to them.
MOUNCE
On an appointed · day · Herod put on his royal robes, · sat down on the judgment seat, and delivered an oration to them.
NOG
The appointed day came. Herod, wearing his royal clothes, sat on his throne and began making a speech to them.
NABRE
On an appointed day, Herod, attired in royal robes, [and] seated on the rostrum, addressed them publicly.
NASB
On an appointed day, after putting on his royal apparel, Herod took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
NASB1995
On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
NCB
On the designated day, Herod donned his royal robes and, seated on a throne, delivered a public address to them.
NCV
On a chosen day Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to the people.
NET
On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
NIRV
The appointed day came. Herod was seated on his throne. He was wearing his royal robes. He made a speech to the people.
NIV
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
NIVUK
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
NKJV
So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.
NLV
A day was set aside. On that day Herod put on purple clothes a king wears. He sat on his throne and spoke to the people.
NLT
and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.
NMB
And upon a day appointed, Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat in his seat and made a speech to them.
NRSVA
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
NRSVACE
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
NRSVCE
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
NRSVUE
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
NTFE
So a day was set, and Herod dressed himself in his royal robes and took his seat on the official platform to make a public address to them.
OJB
Now on the appointed day, Herod, having clothed himself with royal malbush (clothing) and having sat down on the kes hamishpat, was delivering a public address to them.
RGT
And upon an appointed day, Herod clothed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
RSV
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an oration to them.
RSVCE
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an oration to them.
TLV
On an appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes and, taking his seat upon the throne, began to make a speech to them.
VOICE
They struck a deal, and Herod came over to ratify it. Dressed in all his royal finery and seated high above them on a platform, he made a speech;
WEB
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
WE
On a certain day Herod put on his king's robes and sat on his chair and made a speech.
WYC
And in a day that was ordained, Herod was clothed with king's clothing, and sat for doomsman, and spake to them. [Forsooth a day ordained, Herod clothed with king's clothing, sat for doomsman, and spake to them.]
YLT
and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,
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