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# General Information:
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Here the word "he" refers to Herod. (See: [Acts 12:1](./01.md))
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# After he saw that this pleased the Jews
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"When Herod realized that putting James to death pleased the Jewish leaders"
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# pleased the Jews
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"made the Jewish leaders happy"
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# That was
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"Herod did this" or "This happened"
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# the days of unleavened bread
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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"
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# four squads of soldiers
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"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.
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# he was intending to bring him to the people
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"Herod planned to judge Peter in the presence of the people" or "Herod planned to judge Peter before the Jewish people" |