beckoning. Literally shaking down. Greek. kataseio. Only in Acts, here, Act_13:16; Act_19:33; Act_21:40. The action suggested he was in haste and must not be interrupted.
hold their peace = be silent.
declared. Greek. diegeomai. See Act_8:33.
had. Omit.
shew. Same as "told" in Act_12:14.
James. The Lord's brother. See Gal_1:1, Gal_1:19, and App-182.