Herod

Did Herod really give the order to kill the children

Did the murder of children as young as two years old on Herod's orders really happen? But let's first read what the Scriptures state:

Matthew 2.1-23 "[1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, [2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are