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General Information:
Here the word "he" refers to Herod. (See: Acts 12:1)
After he saw that this pleased the Jews
"When Herod realized that putting James to death pleased the Jewish leaders"
pleased the Jews
"made the Jewish leaders happy"
That was
"Herod did this" or "This happened"
the days of unleavened bread
This refers to a time of Jewish religious feast time during the Passover season. AT: "the festival when the Jewish people ate bread without yeast"
four squads of soldiers
"four groups of soldiers." Each squad had four soldiers that guarded Peter, one group at a time. The groups divided the 24 hour day into four shifts. Each time two soldiers would have been at his side and the other two soldiers by the entrance.
he was intending to bring him to the people
"Herod planned to judge Peter in the presence of the people" or "Herod planned to judge Peter before the Jewish people"