Mat 2:22 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ 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.