Herod was acquainted with the law of God, which says, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3); and he knew that in accepting the worship of the people 152 he had filled up the measure of his iniquity and brought upon himself the just wrath of Jehovah.

Herodes kendte godt Guds lov, som siger: "Du må ikke have andre guder end mig!" 2Mos. 20,3. og han vidste, at han ved at tage imod folkets tilbedelse havde nået toppunktet af sin synd og pådraget sig Jehovas retfærdige harme.