NET Bible
"At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter."
— Acts 12:18, NET Bible
But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”
Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.
At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.
On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.