KJV ORIGINAL
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When Herod couldn't find Peter anywhere, he interrogated the guards who were supposed to be watching him. Then he ordered them to be executed. After that, he left Judaea and went to stay in Caesarea.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Herod was so pressed about losing Peter that he literally killed the guards and then dipped to another city.
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