Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 23:35

"I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod`s palace." — Acts 23:35 (ASV)

I will hear thee.—The Greek verb expresses the idea of a thorough hearing.

He commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.—The Greek word is prætorium, a word somewhat elastic in its application, and ranging from a palace to a barrack. “Judgment hall” hardly gives the meaning here.

The building had probably been intended by Herod for use as a royal residence and was now used by the Roman procurator for himself and his troops. The Apostle had a second experience there of the life of a prætorium.

At Rome, he does not appear to have been in the prætorium, though the circumstances of his imprisonment brought him into contact with the soldiers who were quartered there. (Compare Notes on Matthew 27:27; Philippians 1:13.)