En bref
The wise men probably wanted to worship the newborn Jewish king because Daniel, who had been a leader of the wise men of Babylon (Daniel 2:48), prophesied the coming of Jesus.
That these Babylonian astrologers are preoccupied with the birth of a Jewish king and come to worship him can be clarified from the fact that the prophet Daniel, who had once been their leader (Daniel 2:48), prophesied of his coming.1
2 et dirent: Où est le roi des Juifs qui vient de naître? car nous avons vu son étoile en Orient, et nous sommes venus pour l'adorer.