Discovery BoxLuke 3:1 
Context3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, 1 when Pontius Pilate 2 was governor of Judea, and Herod 3 was tetrarch 4 of Galilee, and his brother Philip 5 was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias 6 was tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:19
Context3:19 But when John rebuked Herod 7 the tetrarch 8 because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, 9 and because of all the evil deeds 10 that he had done,
Luke 9:7
Context9:7 Now Herod 11 the tetrarch 12 heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, 13 because some people were saying that John 14 had been raised from the dead,
1 tn Or “Emperor Tiberius” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).
sn Tiberius Caesar was the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, who ruled from
2 sn The rule of Pontius Pilate is also described by Josephus, J. W. 2.9.2-4 (2.169-177) and Ant. 18.3.1 (18.55-59).
3 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. He ruled from 4
4 sn A tetrarch was a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, who 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.
5 sn Philip refers to Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great and brother of Herod Antipas. Philip ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis from 4
6 sn Nothing else is known about Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
7 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.
8 sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.
9 tc Several
sn This marriage to his brother’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left previous marriages to enter into this union.
10 tn Or “immoralities.”
11 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.
12 sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.
13 tn Or “was very confused.” See L&N 32.10 where this verse is given as an example of the usage.
14 sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).
