9:7 Now Herod 1 the tetrarch 2 heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, 3 because some people were saying that John 4 had been raised from the dead,
1 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.
2 sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.
3 tn Or “was very confused.” See L&N 32.10 where this verse is given as an example of the usage.
4 sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).