Acts 12:19
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.
Cross-reference
Acts 12:4 describes the guards assigned to Peter; here in v19, those same guards are executed after his escape.
Acts 12:6 shows Peter guarded by soldiers; here in v19, those keepers are killed after his miraculous escape.
1 Samuel 23:14 shows Saul searching for David daily – a typological parallel to Herod's futile search for Peter here.
Psalm 37:33 promises the Lord will not leave the righteous in the enemy's hand — here Peter is delivered from Herod, while the guards are condemned instead.
In Jeremiah 36:26, the king sends to arrest Jeremiah but God hides him — parallel to Herod's failed attempt to seize Peter here.
1 Kings 18:12 shows Obadiah fearing Ahab will kill him if Elijah disappears — mirrors Herod killing guards who couldn't find Peter.
1 Samuel 22:16 has Saul ordering the death of Ahimelech for helping David escape — a parallel of a king executing those connected to a fugitive.
Psalm 37:32 states the wicked seek to kill the righteous – exemplified by Herod's search for Peter here.
In Matthew 28:11-15, guards at Jesus' tomb are bribed to lie; here guards are executed — both face consequences for allowing a divine escape.