1. Actes 12:23 (NEG79)
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Did Herod die when he was struck down?

Actes 12:23 (NEG79)

23 Au même instant, un ange du Seigneur le frappa, parce qu'il n'avait pas donné gloire à Dieu. Et il expira, rongé des vers.

Herod did not die immediately. The Jewish historian Josephus testifies that he remained bedridden and in pain for five days before he died.1 It is possible that he suffered from appendicitis2 that led to peritonitis.3