Matthew 2:3
“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him.”
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Matthew 2:3 Context
1Now when Iesus was borne in Bethlehem of Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the king, behold, there came Wise men from the East to Hierusalem, 2Saying, Where is he that is borne King of the Iewes? for we haue seene his Starre in the East, and are come to worship him. 3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him. 4And when he had gathered all the chiefe Priests and Scribes of the people together, hee demanded of them where Christ should be borne. 5And they said vnto him, In Bethlehem of Iudea: For thus it is written by the Prophet;
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Other Translations for Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- King James Version
When Herod the king heard {this,} he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Basic English Bible
But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
- Darby Bible
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Webster's Bible
Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.
- Weymouth Bible
When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- World English Bible
But king Eroude herde, and was trublid, and al Jerusalem with hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 2:3
Mt 2:3 Herod . . . was troubled. The trouble of Herod is easily accounted for. He was a usurper. This news seemed to portend a legitimate king, a rival for the throne, around whom the Jewish nation would rally. All Jerusalem with him. The capital was in commotion. It was the seat of Herod's power, and his staunchest supporters were there.