What Bible king was eaten by worms?

Answer 1

Acts 12:21-23 - So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. And the people kept shouting, "The voice of a god and not of a man!" Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died. [NKJV]

This Herod is Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (who ordered the death of the male children following Christ's birth) and son of Herod Antipas (who was responsible for the slaying of John the Baptist).

Answer 2

In the King James version

the phrase - eaten by worms - does not appear at all

but

the phrase - eaten of worms - appears once.

• Act 12:21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
• Act 12:22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
• Act 12:23 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.

Answer 3

This was Herod:

Acts 12:21-23

New International Version (NIV)

21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Answer 4

Acts 12:21-23New King James Version (NKJV)

21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!†23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

Answer 5

Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of Herod the Great and reigned from A.D. 39-44.

You can read his story in the Book of Acts 12: