Verse 6 The Herodians. The Herod who ruled over Judea, when Christ was born, died a year or two after that event. His son, Herod Antipas, who beheaded John the Baptist, now governed Galilee and some other countries, but not Judea. The Herodians were probably persons in the interest of his government, and they could therefore aid in inducing Herod to put Jesus to death.