12:18,19
Not surprisingly, the soldiers at the jail were confused about what had happened, and how they could explain this to their commanders, and to Herod. The only fact that they had was that Peter was no longer there. Herod had a full search made, and this, of course, only confirmed that Peter had indeed gone. The guards were cross-examined, and then executed. Herod was not a pleasant man!
12:20
It seems that some political dispute had broken out between Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon. The people of Tyre and Sidon agreed to meet together with Herod. They were at a disadvantage because they depended upon the king’s country for food. Blastus, a personal servant of the king, enabled the representatives of Tyre and Sidon to have an audience with the king, and they asked for peace. We aren’t told why Herod had been quarrelling with the people, there was probably no logic to it, just the king being capricious.
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