Matthew 2:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Herod saw that the wise men had fooled him, and he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and the whole area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time the baby was born. It was now two years from that time. So he said to kill all the boys who were two years old and younger.

Cross References

Isaiah 59:7

Your feet run toward evil. You are always ready to kill innocent people. You think of nothing but evil. Everywhere you go you cause trouble and ruin.

Proverbs 28:15

An evil ruler over those who are helpless is like an angry lion or a charging bear.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk. She was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people. She was drunk with the blood of those who told about their faith in Jesus. When I saw the woman, I was fully amazed.

Hosea 10:14

So your armies will hear the noise of battle, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the time Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel. At that time of war, mothers were killed with their children.

Daniel 3:13

Nebuchadnezzar became very angry. He called for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So they were brought to him.

Isaiah 26:21

Look! The Lord is coming out from his place to judge the people of the world for the bad things they have done. The earth will reveal the blood that has been spilled on it. It will no longer hide the proof of those murders.

2 Kings 8:12

Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha answered, “I am crying because I know the bad things you will do to the Israelites. You will burn their strong cities and kill their young men with swords. You will kill their babies and split open their pregnant women.”

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You lied to me. You made me look foolish. Please tell me the truth. How could someone tie you up?”

Genesis 49:7

Their anger is so strong that it is a curse. They are too cruel when they are angry. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.

Proverbs 28:17

A murderer will never have peace. Don’t support such a person.

Job 12:4

“My friends laugh at me now. They say, ‘He prayed to God and got his answer.’ I am a good, innocent man, but still they laugh at me.

Numbers 24:10

When Balak heard this, he angrily struck his fist against his hand and said to Balaam, “I called you to come and curse my enemies. But you have blessed them. You have blessed them three times.

Numbers 22:29

Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made me look foolish. If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”

Genesis 39:17

She told her husband the same story. She said, “This Hebrew slave you brought here tried to attack me!

Genesis 39:14

She called to the men outside and said, “Look! This Hebrew slave was brought here to make fun of us. He came in and tried to attack me, but I screamed.

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod had a private meeting with the wise men from the east. He learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.

Matthew 2:17

This gave full meaning to what God said through the prophet Jeremiah:

Revelation 12:4

Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. It stood in front of the woman who was ready to give birth to the baby. It wanted to eat the woman’s baby as soon as it was born.