Matthew 22:7

KJV

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

— Matthew 22:7, King James Version
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Matthew 22:7, King James Version.

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Study Note

In the Parable of the Marriage Feast, the king's response to the murder of his servants is to send his armies, destroy the murderers, and burn their city — a detail that most commentators read as anticipating the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Matthew's inclusion of this element of judgment within the parable of invitation creates a double-layered narrative: salvation as open invitation (22:9-10) and judgment on those who refuse and kill the messengers (22:6-7). Luke's parallel version (Luke 14:16-24) omits the punitive element, suggesting Matthew has shaped the tradition to serve his sustained interest in the consequences of Israel's rejection of the gospel. The parable belongs to the cluster of rejection-and-judgment parables in Matthew 21-22 (tenants, two sons, marriage feast).

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ASV

But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

YLT

`And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

BBE

But the king was angry; and he sent his armies, and those who had put his servants to death he gave to destruction, burning down their town with fire.

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