"And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost." (Acts 12:21-23)
ABC News website, Jan. 25, 2002:
"More than 2,000 years after Herod the Great succumbed at age 69,
doctors have now settled on exactly what killed the king of ancient Israel:
“The clues to Herod's diagnosis were listed in ancient history books
and, according to Dr. Jan Hirschmann, the lead diagnosing doctor in the
case, included "intense itching, painful intestinal problems, breathlessness,
convulsions in every limb and gangrene of the genitals. He was a walking
encyclopedia of disease."
“Dr. Hirschmann, who is a physician at the Veterans Affairs Puget
Sound Health Care System in Washington state, said chronic kidney disease
could explain nearly all of Herod's symptoms.
However, he said the king's case of gangrene could not be explained by
kidney disease and was
"unusual."
“Historical records indicate the swelling at Herod’s groin
was further wracked by an infestation of...worms. To be precise, “...maggots
feeding on the tissue."
“And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave
not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms..”
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