Herod Agrippa I, struck by an angel for accepting worship as a god, 'became worm-eaten and breathed his last' (Acts 12:23). The adjective σκωληκόβρωτος combines 'worm' (σκώληξ) with 'eaten' (βρωτός), describing bodies consumed by worms—either through immediate divine judgment or rapid decomposition. Josephus provides parallel account of Herod's painful death after five days of agony. The manner of death signifies divine judgment on blasphemous pride—the king who accepted divine honors suffers a death emphasizing mortal corruption. The worms eating his flesh mock his pretensions to deity.