In Matthew Ch.2 v 2-3 we read "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.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him."
No other king was going to take over his thrown, and so he ordered all children under the age of two years be killed in the hope that Jeus would be one of them.
Herod sent the three wise men to find out the location of Jesus so that he could kill him, but God sent an angel to the three men to go the other way around to go home, without meeting Herod.
According to Matthew 2:13-16, all children two years old and under.
the three wise men
he was jealous
When word got out that King Herod was after Jesus and his family, they escaped to Egypt. Jesus was thought to be the King of Kings and Herod thought of him as a threat.
In the bible the king who was ruling Bethleham was king Herod.
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The king who sought to take the life of the baby Jesus was King Herod the Great.
King Herod was the ruler of Judea during the time of Jesus' birth. He is known for ordering the massacre of infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the baby Jesus, whom he saw as a threat to his rule. Herod's actions are mentioned in the Biblical accounts of Jesus' birth in the Gospel of Matthew.
King Herod had soldiers kill every baby under the age of 2 in Bethlehem.
Considering, that Herod is the evil King who wanted Baby Jesus killed, it is then unlikely that they could have been friends.
King Herod :)
King Herod asked the wise men to tell him where he could find Jesus, because Herod wanted to kill Jesus.
Herod Antipas was the king during the time when Jesus was performing his miracles.
In an attempt to kill the infant Jesus, Herod the Great, king of Judea, sent envoys to massacre all baby boys in Bethlehem. History records numerous events that took place "in the days of Herod the king," events that throw light on the context of Jesus' life and ministry. (Matthew 2:1-16)
he is known for the additions he made to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. he made temple most awe-inspiring buildings in the Roman world.