When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
That Herod should be troubled at this intelligence was natural enough; and from the character which follows in this chapter of this unfeeling man, it is easy enough to discover the cause of his trouble. But that all Jerusalem should be troubled, which one might have thought would have shouted aloud for joy at the account; how strange is this representation. Zechariah 2:10-11. But, Reader! such is the reception Jesus meets with from even his own people, until by his grace and Holy Spirit he shews them who he is, and how much they need him. Read Isaiah 53:1-3; John 1:10-13.