John Gill's Exposition on Acts 25:23

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, etc.] Into the hall, or court of judicature: and Bernice; his sister, along with him: with great pomp: in rich dress, with the “regalia”, or ensigns of royalty carried before them, and attended with a large train and retinue of servants: and was entered into the place of hearing; the causes that were tried in court, that particular part of the hall, which was assigned for that purpose; for as there were the proper places for the judge and council, and for the plaintiffs and defendants, so for those that came to hear: with the chief captains; or tribunes, who had the command of the Roman soldiers; and who had each of them a thousand men under them, as their title signifies: and principal men of the city; that is, of Caesarea; the magistrates, and chief inhabitants of the place: at Festus’s commandment Paul was brought forth; and became a spectacle to a vast number of men, as he himself says; and which in part fulfilled what Christ had foretold to his disciples, that they should be brought before kings and governors for his sake; (see <460409>1 Corinthians 4:9 <401018> Matthew 10:18).

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