Matthew 2:3

Matthew 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
• New International Version (NIV)When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Context of Matthew 2:3

1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, 2“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4So he called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and [anxiously] asked them where the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to be born. 5They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:

Matthew 2:3 word by word

Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης ἐταράχθη καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• the kingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• had heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• he was troubledταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 2:3

• Matthew 8:29And they screamed out, “What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?”
• Matthew 23:37“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
• 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?”
• John 11:47So the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council [of the leaders in Israel], and said, “What are we doing? For this man performs many signs (attesting miracles).
• Acts 4:2being extremely disturbed and thoroughly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in [the case of] Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
• Acts 5:24Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed, wondering what would come of this.
• Acts 16:20and when they had brought them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, who are Jews, are throwing our city into confusion and causing trouble.
• Acts 17:6But when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too;

Commentaries on Matthew 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3When Herod - heard these things, he was troubled - Herod's consternation was probably occasioned by the agreement of the account of the magi, with an opinion predominant throughout the east, and particularly in Judea, that some great personage would soon make his appearance, for the deliverance of Israel from their enemies; and would take upon himself universal empire. Suetonius and Tacitus, two Roman historians, mention this. Their words are very…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Had heard these things - Had heard of their coming, and of the star, and of the design of their coming. He was troubled - Herod had obtained the kingdom by great crimes, and by shedding much blood. He was therefore easily alarmed by any remarkable appearances; and the fact that this star appeared, and that it was regarded as proof that a King of the Jews was born, alarmed him. Besides, it was a common expectation that the Messiah was about to appear, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3It worried Herod very much because he thought this child might challenge him as King of the Jews.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled--viewing this as a danger to his own throne: perhaps his guilty conscience also suggested other grounds of fear. and all Jerusalem with him--from a dread of revolutionary commotions, and perhaps also of Herod's rage.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:3

• Heathen
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Magi
• Miracles
• Wisdom
• Wise Men

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Herod
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• Dream
• Flee
• Herod the Great
• Jesus
• Lamentation
• Magic

Commentaries on Matthew 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings