Mat 2:22 | NET2full | STEP | But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod , he was afraid to go there . After being warned in a dream , he went to the regions of Galilee .

‏ Matthew 2:22

22 But when he heard that Archelaus ^{▼▼sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.} was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ^{▼▼sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.} he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.