And he sentthem to Bethlehemand said,"Goand searchcarefullyfor the Child;and whenyou have found[Him], reportto me, sothat I toomay comeand worshipHim."
Then Absalomand allthe menof Israelsaid,"The counselof Hushaithe Architeis betterthanthe counselof Ahithophel."For the LORDhad ordainedto thwartthe goodcounselof Ahithophel,sothat the LORDmight bringcalamityon Absalom.
Then Jezebelsenta messengerto Elijah,saying,"Somay the godsdoto me and evenmore,ifI do not makeyour lifeas the lifeof oneof them by tomorrowabout this time."
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
Whois therewho speaksand it comesto pass,Unlessthe Lordhas commanded[it]?
Nowafter Jesuswas bornin Bethlehemof Judeain the daysof Herodthe king,magifrom the eastarrivedin Jerusalem,saying,
ThenHerodsecretlycalledthe magiand determinedfrom them the exact timethe starappeared.
Afterhearingthe king,they went their way;and the star,whichthey had seenin the east,went on beforethem untilit cameand stoodover[the place] wherethe Childwas.
