Herod Kills the Children - Matthew 2

Matthew 2

¹⁶ Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he'd gotten from the scholars.) That's when Jeremiah's sermon was fulfilled:
A sound was heard in Ramah,
weeping and much lament.
Rachel weeping for her children,
Rachel refusing all solace,
Her children gone,
dead and buried.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew 2:16

Strong's Concordance

Matthew 2:16

ThenG5119 Herod,G2264 when he sawG1492 thatG3754 he was mockedG1702 ofG5259 the wise men,G3097 was exceedingG3029 wrothG2373, andG2532 sent forthG649, and slewG337 allG3956 the childrenG3816 that were inG1722 Bethlehem,G965 andG2532 inG1722 allG3956 the coastsG3725 thereof,G846 fromG575 two years oldG1332 andG2532 under,G2736 accordingG2596 to the timeG5550 whichG3739 he had diligently enquiredG198 ofG3844 the wise men.G3097

Notes

Matthew 2:16

Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he'd gotten from the scholars.) That's when Jeremiah's sermon was fulfilled: A sound was heard in Ramah, weeping and much lament. Rachel weeping for her children, Rachel refusing all solace, Her children gone, dead and buried.

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