Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 2:6
2:6 who (g-27) Hostis , 'who is such as.' see ch. 7.24. read more
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John Darby
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-23
The Wise Men1-12. The star in the east and the visit of the Magi (peculiar to St. Matthew). The incident fits well into secular history. About the time when the star appeared (7 or 6 b.c.), Herod the Great, being alarmed by a prophecy that the royal power was about to pass away from him and his line, put the authors of it to death. It is evident, therefore, that the announcement by the wise men that Herod’s supplanter in the kingdom had actually been born, would drive him to violent measures.... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 2:4
(4) The chief priests and scribes.—The chief priests were probably the heads of the twenty-four courses into which the sons of Aaron were divided (2 Chronicles 23:8; Luke 1:5), but the term may have included those who had, though only for a time, held the office of high priest. The “scribes” were the interpreters of the Law, casuists and collectors of the traditions of the Elders, for the most part Pharisees. The meeting thus convened was not necessarily a formal meeting of the Sanhedrim or... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 2:5
(5) In Bethlehem of Judæa.—The words of the people in John 7:42 show the same belief thirty years later. The Targum, or Jewish paraphrase, of Micah 5:2, inserts the very words, “Out of thee the Messiah shall come.” read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 2:6
(6) And thou Bethlehem. . . .—The Evangelist is not quoting the prophecy of Micah himself, but recording it as it was quoted by the scribes. This in part explains the fact that he does not give either the version of the LXX., or a more accurate rendering of the Hebrew, but a free paraphrase. As the Targum, just referred to, belongs to this period, it is perfectly possible that the writer of it may have been one of the Council. At any rate, his Messianic reference of the passage was likely to be... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 2:1-23
Matthew 2:1 See, on the earlier part of this chapter, Mrs. Browning's striking poem, 'Christmas Gifts'. Savonarola, after quoting verses 1 and 2 in one of his sermons, proceeds to harangue the Florentines as follows: 'Mark the words and observe the mysteries. Behold then that He by whom all things were made is this day born upon earth. Behold He that is above all things begins by having a native land; He begins as the compatriot of men, the companion of men, the brother of men, and the son of... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-23
Chapter 2His Reception - Matthew 2:1-23THIS one chapter contains all that St. Matthew records of the Infancy. St. Mark and St. John tell us nothing, and St. Luke very little. This singular reticence has often been remarked upon, and it certainly is most noteworthy, and a manifest sign of genuineness and truthfulness: a token that what these men wrote was in the deepest sense not their own. For if they had been left to themselves in the performance of the task assigned them, they could not have... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Matthew 2:1-23
2. The King Worshipped by Gentiles; Jerusalem in Ignorance of Him; the Child Persecuted. 1. The Visit of the Wise Men.(Matthew 2:1-12 .) 2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-18 .) 3. The Return from Egypt. (Matthew 2:19-23 .) CHAPTER 2 The second chapter in Matthew relates events which are nowhere else recorded in the Gospels. For this reason, and this is the only reason, the authenticity of the chapter has been doubted more than once. All that which the second chapter contains belongs... read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Matthew 2:4
2:4 And when he had gathered all the {d} chief priests and {e} scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.(d) The chief priests, that is, such as were of Aaron’s family, who were divided into twenty-four orders. 1 Chronicles 24:5 2 Chronicles 36:14 .(e) They that expound the law to the people, for the Hebrews take this word for another, which means as much as to expound and to declare. read more
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Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 2:5
2:5 through (e-15) See ch. 1.22. prophet. (f-17) Micah 5:2 . read more