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Now when Jesus was borninBethlehem of Judaeain the days of Herod the king,behold, there came wise menfrom the easttoJerusalem,
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Saying, Whereis he that is bornKing of the Jews?for we have seenhisstarin the east,and are come to worshiphim.
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WhenHerod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, andallJerusalemwithhim.
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And when he had gatheredall the chief priestsandscribes of the peopletogether, he demandedofthemwhereChrist should be born.
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And they said unto him,InBethlehem of Judaea:forthus it is writtenby the prophet,
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AndthouBethlehem, in the land of Juda,artnot the leastamong the princes of Juda:for out ofthee shall come a Governor, that shall rule[a]mypeopleIsrael.