A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. ... A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.