Matthew 2:16

American Standard Version (1901)

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

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  • Judg 16:10 : 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
  • Dan 3:13 : 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
  • Dan 3:19-20 : 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
  • Hos 10:14 : 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
  • Rev 17:6 : 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.
  • 2 Kgs 8:12 : 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.
  • Job 12:4 : 4 I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
  • Prov 27:3-4 : 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 [ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
  • Prov 28:17 : 17 A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him.
  • Isa 26:21 : 21 For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
  • Gen 39:14 : 14 that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
  • Gen 39:17 : 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
  • Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
  • Num 22:29 : 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me, I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.
  • Num 24:10 : 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

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  • Matt 2:17-22
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    84%

    17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

    18A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

    19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

    20Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

    21And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

    22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

  • Matt 2:1-15
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    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

    2Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

    3And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

    5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

    6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come forth a governor, who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

    7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

    9And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

    10And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

    11And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

    12And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

    13Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

    14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

    15and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

  • Dan 2:12-13
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    12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

    13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

  • Acts 12:1-2
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    1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

    2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

  • Luke 2:15-18
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    15And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

    16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

    17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

    18And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

  • Matt 22:6-7
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    6and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

    7But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

  • 17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

  • Exod 1:16-18
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    16and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

    17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

    18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

  • 19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

  • Luke 2:6-8
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    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

  • Matt 14:5-6
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    5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

    6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

  • 21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men smitten of the sword in battle.

  • 12And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

  • 15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,

  • 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

  • 20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

  • 19The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

  • 3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

  • 4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, that they knew not, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah; and have filled this place with the blood of innocents,

  • 27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,