Matthew 2:16

New Century Version

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.

Cross References

Genesis 39:14

she called to the servants in her house and said, “Look! This Hebrew slave was brought here to shame us. He came in and tried to have sexual relations with me, but I screamed.

Genesis 39:17

and she told him the same story. She said, “This Hebrew slave you brought here came in to shame me!

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent. May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel. I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacob and scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

Hazael asked, “Why are you crying, master?” Elisha answered, “Because I know what evil you will do to the Israelites. You will burn their strong, walled cities with fire and kill their young men with swords. You will throw their babies to the ground and split open their pregnant women.”

Job 12:4

My friends all laugh at me when I call on God and expect him to answer me; they laugh at me even though I am right and innocent!

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 28:17

Don’t help those who are guilty of murder; let them run until they die.

Isaiah 26:21

The Lord will leave his place to punish the people of the world for their sins. The earth will show the blood of the people who have been killed; it will not cover the dead any longer.

Isaiah 59:7

They eagerly run to do evil, and they are always ready to kill innocent people. They think evil thoughts. Everywhere they go they cause ruin and destruction.

Daniel 3:13

Nebuchadnezzar became very angry and called for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. When they were brought to the king,

Hosea 10:14

your people will hear the noise of battle, and all your strong, walled cities will be destroyed. It will be like the time King Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in battle, when mothers and their children were bashed to death.

Numbers 22:29

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

Numbers 24:10

Then Balak was angry with Balaam, and he pounded his fist. He said to Balaam, “I called you here to curse my enemies, but you have continued to bless them three times.

Matthew 2:1

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

Matthew 2:17

So what God had said through the prophet Jeremiah came true:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men and learned from them the exact time they first saw the star.

Revelation 12:4

His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. He stood in front of the woman who was ready to give birth so he could eat her baby as soon as it was born.

Revelation 17:6

Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people and with the blood of those who were killed because of their faith in Jesus. When I saw the woman, I was very amazed.

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You made a fool of me. You lied to me. Now tell me how someone can tie you up.”