Palace intrigues aroused Herod’s suspicions and his cruelty. In a fit of jealousy, he had his favorite wife, Mariamne, executed, and he later had two of her sons strangled for alleged plots against him.
მისი ათი ცოლიდან თითოეულს უნდოდა, რომ თავისი ვაჟი დაუფლებოდა მამის ტახტს.