Nang magkagayon, nang mapansin ni Herodes na siya'y pinaglaruan ng mga Pantas na lalake, ay nagalit na mainam, at nagutos, at ipinapatay ang lahat ng mga sanggol na lalake na nangasa Bet-lehem, at sa buong palibotlibot noon, mula sa gulang na dalawang taon hanggang sa pababa, alinsunod sa panahon ng kaniyang maingat na pagkasiyasat sa mga Pantas na lalake.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.