14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.



Ver. 14. And they came to the chief priests and elders] With whom they knew they should hereby ingratiate. Rulers’ vices as seldom go unattended as their persons. If Herod mock Christ, his men of war will do so too, Luk_23:11; "If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked," Pro_29:12.