Luke 2:17 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
17. Made known abroad That is, they related at Bethlehem the appearance of the angels and the prediction by which they had been induced to visit the place where the infant Jesus was.
Abroad There is hardly any thing in the Greek equivalent to this word abroad. It does not appear that the shepherds narrated the facts out of the circle surrounding the child. Herod and his court at any rate seem not to have so far been informed of it as to be aroused to any alarm at the birth of a king of the Jews. It was not until the arrival of the Magi explicitly inquiring for the new born king that the palace at Jerusalem was disturbed.
Consult other comments:
Luke 2:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Luke 2:17 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
Luke 2:17 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Luke 2:17 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Luke 2:17 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Luke 2:17 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:17 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:17 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Luke 2:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Luke 2:17 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Luke 2:17 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Luke 2:17 - Expositions Of Holy Scripture by Alexander MacLaren
Luke 2:17 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
Luke 2:17 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Luke 2:17 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Luke 2:17 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Luke 2:17 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 2:17 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 2:17 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Luke 2:17 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).