Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Was exceeding

According

General references

Bible References

When

Genesis 39:14
she called the household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.
Numbers 22:29
Balaam answered the donkey, “You made me look like a fool. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now!”
Numbers 24:10
Then Balak became furious with Balaam, struck his hands together, and said to him, “I summoned you to put a curse on my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them these three times.
Judges 16:10
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up?”
Job 12:4
I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

Was exceeding

Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Daniel 3:13
Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king.

And slew

Genesis 49:7
Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,
and their fury, for it is cruel!
I will disperse them throughout Jacob
and scatter them throughout Israel.
2 Kings 8:12
and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”
Proverbs 28:15
A wicked ruler over a helpless people
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Isaiah 26:21
For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run after evil,
and they rush to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are sinful thoughts;
ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
Hosea 10:14
the roar of battle will rise against your people,
and all your fortifications will be demolished
in a day of war,
like Shalman’s destruction of Beth-arbel.
Mothers will be dashed to pieces
along with their children.
Revelation 17:6
Then I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

According

Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.

General references

Daniel 2:12
Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
John 12:10
Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.