Matthew 2:3

2:3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:16

2:16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.


sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

tn Or “soldiers.”

map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.