Matthew 2:4-8 and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where Christ was to be born.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where Christ was to be born. ⁵ they answered him, in Bethlehem of Judea: for these are the words of 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 rule my people Israel." ⁷ Then Herod having privately sent for the Magi, enquired of them the exact time when the star appeared. ⁸ and he sent them to Bethlehem, go, said he, make an exact enquiry about the young child, and when ye have found him, let me know it, that I too may come and pay my adorations to him.