Hello Helen. If I may first give you a little bit of this particular king's history so you can understand it better.
There are two King Agrippas seen in the Bible, both part of the Herod family, however, six Herods are revealed to us in the New Testament; the Herods were Idumeans/Edomites.
King Herod Agrippa I was a grandson of Herod the Great; he ruled over Judea and Samaria. Agrippa I is the "King Herod" who killed James and imprisoned Peter ( Acts 12:1-3).
The son of Agrippa I was King Herod Agrippa II, & was also known as Julius Marcus Agrippa; he was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla and heard Paul's defence of the gospel in Acts 26. Agrippa II had quite a lot of power in Jewish religious affairs, for he had been given custodianship of the temple and the authority to appoint the high priest. So, the Agrippa you read of in Acts chapter 26, is King Agrippa II. Hope that answers your question.
There are two King Agrippas seen in the Bible, both part of the Herod family, however, six Herods are revealed to us in the New Testament; the Herods were Idumeans/Edomites.
King Herod Agrippa I was a grandson of Herod the Great; he ruled over Judea and Samaria. Agrippa I is the "King Herod" who killed James and imprisoned Peter ( Acts 12:1-3).
The son of Agrippa I was King Herod Agrippa II, & was also known as Julius Marcus Agrippa; he was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla and heard Paul's defence of the gospel in Acts 26. Agrippa II had quite a lot of power in Jewish religious affairs, for he had been given custodianship of the temple and the authority to appoint the high priest. So, the Agrippa you read of in Acts chapter 26, is King Agrippa II. Hope that answers your question.
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