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Matthew 2:3

And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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In The King James Version

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

In Context

2Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

4And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

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Cross References

2 Kings 6:11And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?

Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

Acts 4:2Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

Acts 5:24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

Acts 17:6And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:2-9

The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →

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