In Matthew 2:1, the magi's arrival sets the scene — the immediate context that leads to Herod and Jerusalem being troubled.

In Matthew 21:10, all Jerusalem is stirred by Jesus' entry — a later parallel to the city's trouble at His birth announcement.

Acts 4:27 lists Herod among rulers who gathered against Jesus — mirroring the troubled response of Herod the Great at the Messiah's birth.

Acts 17:7 reports the charge that Paul proclaims another king, Jesus — directly echoing the cause of Herod's trouble: a rival king.

In Isaiah 7:2, King Ahaz and his people are shaken by news of an alliance — a direct parallel to Herod and Jerusalem being troubled by news of a king.

In Daniel 5:9, King Belshazzar and his lords are greatly troubled by a divine sign — mirroring Herod's troubled response to the birth of the true King.

Revelation 12:4 depicts the dragon seeking to devour the child, paralleling Herod's murderous intent in Matthew 2:3 — both oppose the Messiah from birth.

John 11:48 reveals the leaders' political fear that Jesus will bring Roman intervention—mirroring Herod's fear of a rival king in Matthew 2:3.