Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Acts 25:14

"And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul`s case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;" — Acts 25:14 (ASV)

Though Agrippa II did not rule over Judea, he had been appointed by Claudius to be “the curator of the temple,” with power to depose and appoint the high priest and with the responsibility of preserving the temple’s treasury and priestly vestments. He developed an interest in the Jewish religion and was, in fact, looked upon by Rome as an authority. Thus Festus broached the subject of Paul’s case when Agrippa visited him.