Herod's measures to meet the emergency:
Related Commentaries of Matthew 2:4
Matthew 2:4-7
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rulea my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.