Matthew 2:3

2:3 When King Herod ¹  heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 14:1

The Death of John the Baptist

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch ²  heard reports about Jesus,

Matthew 2:7

2:7 Then Herod ³  privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

Matthew 14:3

14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, ⁴  and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Matthew 2:13

The Escape to Egypt

2:13 After they had gone, an ⁵  angel of the Lord ⁶  appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod ⁷  is going to look for the child to kill him.”

Matthew 2:16

2:16 When Herod ⁸  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ⁹  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ¹⁰  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

[2:3]  ¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[14:1]  ² sn A tetrarch, a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage rather than an official title.

[2:7]  ³ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[14:3]  ⁴ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א² C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff¹ h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.

[2:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[2:13]  ⁶ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[2:13]  ⁷ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.

[2:16]  ⁶ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

[2:16]  ⁷ tn Or “soldiers.”

[2:16]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.