Matthew 2:16

When Herod ¹  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ²  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ³  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

Ge 39:14,17; Ge 49:7; Nu 22:29; Nu 24:10; Jud 16:10; 2Ki 8:12; Job 12:4; Pr 27:3,4; Pr 28:15,17; Isa 26:21; Isa 59:7; Da 3:13,19,20; Ho 10:14; Mt 2:7; Re 17:6

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

² tn Or “soldiers.”

³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.