3 When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and everyone in Jerusalem was troubled with him.
4 He gathered all the chief priests and the legal experts and asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5 They said, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:
6 You, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means are you least among the rulers of Judah, because from you will come one who governs, who will shepherd my people Israel."
7 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them the time when the star had first appeared.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search carefully for the child. When you’ve found him, report to me so that I too may go and honor him."
9 When they heard the king, they went; and look, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the child was.