Matthew 2:16

New American Standard Bible 2020

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Cross References

Genesis 39:14

she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to make fun of us; he came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed.

Genesis 39:17

Then she spoke to him with these words: “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make fun of me;

Genesis 49:7

“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them in Jacob, And disperse them among Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”

Job 12:4

“I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 28:17

A person who is burdened with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; no one is to support him!

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of wrongdoing, Devastation and destruction are in their paths.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.

Hosea 10:14

An uproar will arise among your people, And all your fortresses will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle, When mothers were slaughtered with their children.

Numbers 22:29

And Balaam said to the donkey, “It is because you have made a mockery of me! If only there had been a sword in my hand! For I would have killed you by now!”

Numbers 24:10

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times!

Matthew 2:1

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 2:17

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

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

Revelation 12:4

And his tail *swept away a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her Child.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have toyed with me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.”