Matthew 2:16

New Living Translation

Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.

Cross References

Genesis 39:14

she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed.

Genesis 39:17

Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said.

Genesis 49:7

A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

“What’s the matter, my lord?” Hazael asked him. Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!”

Job 12:4

Yet my friends laugh at me, for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

Proverbs 28:17

A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect him!

Isaiah 26:21

Look! The Lord is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed. They will be brought out for all to see.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning. Misery and destruction always follow them.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in,

Hosea 10:14

Now the terrors of war will rise among your people. All your fortifications will fall, just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel. Even mothers and children were dashed to death there.

Numbers 22:29

“You have made me look like a fool!” Balaam shouted. “If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!”

Numbers 24:10

King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,

Matthew 2:17

Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.

Revelation 12:4

His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born.

Revelation 17:6

I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.

Judges 16:10

Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely.”