Discovery BoxMatthew 2:1 
Context2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem 1 in Judea, in the time 2 of King Herod, 3 wise men 4 from the East came to Jerusalem 5
Matthew 2:3
Context2:3 When King Herod 6 heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 2:16
Context2:16 When Herod 7 saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men 8 to kill all the children in Bethlehem 9 and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
2 tn Grk “in the days.”
3 sn King Herod was Herod the Great, who ruled Palestine from 37
4 sn The Greek term magi here describes a class of wise men and priests who were astrologers (L&N 32.40).
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
6 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
7 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.
8 tn Or “soldiers.”
