Matthew 2:6
“And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:
Cross References
Psalms 78:71From tending the suckling ewes he brought him To feed Jacob his people, And Israel his inheritance.
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead the nursing ewes.
Ezekiel 34:23And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
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 →