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King Agrippa Arrives In Caesarea And Asks To Hear From Paul

13 Now some days having passed, Agrippa[a] the king and Bernice[b] arrived in Caesarea, having greeted[c] Festus. 14 And while they were spending more days there, Festus laid-before the king the things concerning Paul, saying, “A certain man has been left-behind by Felix as a prisoner, 15 concerning whom— I having come-to-be in Jerusalem— the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought-charges, asking-for a sentence-of-condemnation against him,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 25:13 That is, Agrippa II, son of Herod Agrippa I (12:1). His Roman name was Marcus Julius Agrippa. His capital was Caesarea Philippi, which he renamed Neronias. He ruled much of the territory in the region, but not Judea (although he did appoint the high priests), until about a.d. 100.
  2. Acts 25:13 She was the sister of Agrippa II and Drusilla (24:24).
  3. Acts 25:13 Or, greeting. Agrippa probably came from Neronias to Caesarea to welcome Festus to his new post.

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