Matthew 2:3 Commentary - Abbott's Illustrated New Testament
Verse 3Was troubled. This was old King Herod, the father and founder of the Herod family, of which three generations appear in the sacred history. He was a man of great talents, but distinguished still more for his cruelties and crimes. In the course of his life, he had brought many persons to a violent death, whom he had suspected of conspiring against his reign; and among others, his wife and several of his own sons. And now, though quite an old man, his jealous and suspicious temper was aroused by hearing that an infant king of the Jews had been born,--supposing that he was to be a temporal prince, and of course that his own throne was in danger.
Consult other comments:
Matthew 2:3 - Abbott's Illustrated New Testament
Matthew 2:3 - The Greek Testament
Matthew 2:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Matthew 2:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Matthew 2:3 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Matthew 2:3 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
Matthew 2:3 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Matthew 2:3 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Matthew 2:3 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Matthew 2:3 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Matthew 2:3 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 2:3 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 2:3 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Matthew 2:3 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Matthew 2:3 - Geneva Bible Notes
Matthew 2:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Matthew 2:3 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Matthew 2:3 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Matthew 2:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 2:3 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Matthew 2:3 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Matthew 2:3 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
Matthew 2:3 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Matthew 2:3 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Matthew 2:3 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Matthew 2:3 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Matthew 2:3 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 2:3 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 2:3 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Abbott's Illustrated New Testament

The electronic edition of John S. C. Abbott and Jacob Abbott's The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Translated Out of the Original Greek, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised; with Explanatory Notes has been produced from a copy of the printed text published by O. A. Browning and Company (Toledo, OH, 1878). The title on the spine of the book is Abbott's Illustrated New Testament, and on the half-title page, The Pictorial New Testament; with Notes; by Jacob and John S. C. Abbott.