At that moment some Pharisees came to Jesus and told him, “You should leave here. Herod wants to kill you!”
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard what Jesus was doing
Herod had detained John, and had him put in chains and imprisoned on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.
However, on Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the party, and Herod was delighted with her.
When he discovered that Jesus came under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod who was also in Jerusalem at the time.
By now Tiberias had been Caesar for fifteen years. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea. Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanius was ruler of Abiline.
Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was happening, and he was very puzzled. Some were saying that John had been raised from the dead;