Matthew 2:16 meaning and explanation
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.
Matthew 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod the Great, an aging client king of Rome, had asked the Magi to report back so he too could worship the child. When they failed to return, his fear of a rival king turned to rage.
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