3 When King Herod and all Jerusalem heard about this, they became disturbed.
4 He called together all the chief priests and the experts in the Scriptures and tried to find out from them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.
5 They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:
6 Bethlehem in the land of Judah,you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah.A leader will come from you.He will shepherd my people Israel.”
7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men and found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.
8 As he sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you have found him, report to me so that I may go and worship him too.”
9 After they had heard the king, they started out. The star they had seen rising led them until it stopped over the place where the child was.