1. Matthew 2:3 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does the news of Jesus' birth reach Herod?

Matthew 2:3 (ESV)

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

It is remarkable that the wise men didn’t go directly to the palace where King Herod was residing. The news of their arrival reached Herod indirectly.