When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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Gill's Exposition
When Herod the king had heard these things,.... That is, the report made by the wise men of the appearance of an unusual star, and of the birth of the king of the Jews, which they affirmed with all…
Barnes' Notes
Had heard these things - Had heard of their coming, and of the star, and of the design of their coming. He was troubled - Herod had obtained the kingdom by great crimes, and by shedding much blood. He…
It was a mark of humiliation put upon the Lord Jesus that, though he was the Desire of all nations, yet his coming into the world was little observed and taken notice of, his birth was obscure and…
Cambridge Bible
all Jerusalem with him Fearing some fresh outbreak of cruelty.
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