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Matthew 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 2:20

Verse 20 of 23

Scripture focus

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

Matthew 2:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 2:20

Exegetical

Land of Israel. A general term denoting all of Palestine.

They are dead. Some think the plural refers to Herod and his son and heir apparent, Antipater (slain a short time prior to Herod’s death); others, that it includes the soldiers who participated in the massacre of the infants of Bethlehem.