When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. Cross References Proverbs 28:15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, Matthew 2:7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared. Matthew 2:17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: Revelation 12:4 His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth. Treasury of Scripture Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. when. Genesis 39:14,17 Numbers 22:29 Numbers 24:10 was exceeding. Proverbs 27:3,4 Daniel 3:13,19,20 and slew. Genesis 49:7 2 Kings 8:12 Proverbs 28:15,17 according. Matthew 2:7 |