Matthew 2:16

New American Bible - revised edition

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.

Cross References

Genesis 39:14

she cried out to her household servants and told them, “Look! My husband has brought us a Hebrew man to mock us! He came in here to lie with me, but I cried out loudly.

Genesis 39:17

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave whom you brought us came to me to amuse himself at my expense.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their fury so fierce, and their rage so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob, disperse them throughout Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

and Hazael asked, “Why are you weeping, my lord?” Elisha replied, “Because I know the evil that you will inflict upon the Israelites. You will burn their fortresses, you will slay their youth with the sword, you will dash their little children to pieces, you will rip open their pregnant women.”

Job 12:4

I have become the sport of my neighbors: “The one whom God answers when he calls upon him, The just, the perfect man,” is a laughingstock;

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 28:17

Though a person burdened with blood guilt is in flight even to the grave, let no one offer support.

Isaiah 26:21

See, the Lord goes forth from his place, to punish the wickedness of the earth’s inhabitants; The earth will reveal the blood shed upon it, and no longer conceal the slain.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness, violence and destruction are on their highways.

Daniel 3:13

Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and sent for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were promptly brought before the king.

Hosea 10:14

The clamor of war shall break out among your people and all your fortresses shall be ravaged As Salman ravaged Beth-arbel on the day of war, smashing mothers along with their children.

Numbers 22:29

“You have acted so willfully against me,” said Balaam to the donkey, “that if I only had a sword at hand, I would kill you here and now.”

Numbers 24:10

In a blaze of anger at Balaam, Balak clapped his hands and said to him, “It was to lay a curse on my foes that I summoned you here; yet three times now you have actually blessed them!

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:17

Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.

Revelation 12:4

Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the holy ones and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. Meaning of the Beast and Harlot. When I saw her I was greatly amazed.

Judges 16:10

Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me how you may be bound.”