4. He gathered all the chief priests and the legal experts and asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5. They said, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:
6. You, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means are you least among the rulers of Judah, because from you will come one who governs, who will shepherd my people Israel."
7. Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them the time when the star had first appeared.
8. He sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search carefully for the child. When you’ve found him, report to me so that I too may go and honor him."
9. When they heard the king, they went; and look, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the child was.