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, Luke 23:11; "If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked," Proverbs 29:12 .