Matthew 2:7

Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

In Context

6And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.

8And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come to adore him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.

Psalms 55:21God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:

Psalms 83:3For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design.

Revelation 12:1And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:

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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