So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:
The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.
He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”