Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
General references
Bible References
General references
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod summoned the astrologer/sages and learned from them exactly when the star had appeared.
Matthew 28:12
And when they had assembled with the [Jewish] elders and conferred with them, they offered large sums of money to the soldiers,
Luke 22:2
And the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses were looking for a way to kill Jesus because they were afraid of the people [i.e., that people would riot if it were done during the Festival. See Matt. 26:5].