Herod Aggripa

One day, King Herod (Aggripa) gave a speech to the people.

Upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. Acts 12:21

The Bible doesn’t tell us what he said, but it must have been one hell of a good speech, since when the people heard it they all shouted at once and in unison, “this is the voice of a god, not a man.”

The people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 12:22

But God didn’t like the speech. And he was especially angry at Herod for not giving the glory to him. God wants all of the glory and it pisses him off when someone else gets some. So he sent an angel down to kill him.

Immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory. 12:23a

And then God fed King Herod to the worms.

And he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 12:23b

(I give God all the glory for this Bible story.)

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Herod Aggripa