Matthew 2:3 · KJV
“When Herod the king had heard {these things}, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”
— Matthew 2:3
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Matthew 2 — Context
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3When Herod the king had heard {these things}, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Cross References
Acts 17:6-7
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
John 11:47-48
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, {thou} that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under {her} wings, and ye would not!
Matthew 8:29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Acts 4:2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
1 Kings 18:17-18
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, {Art} thou he that troubleth Israel?
Acts 4:24-27
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou {art} God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts 5:24-28
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.