Herod the Great’s character was such that he killed many in the 36 years of his reign. Herod executed or had assassinated his wife Mariamne, and two husbands of his sister Salome. Herod had his brother-in-law drowned in the Jordan, and his mother-in-law Alexandra killed. He killed Hyrcanus, the last of the Hasmonean Dynasty. He killed many Pharisees and many noble families.
Tabia ya Herode (Mkuu) ilikuwa kwamba aliwaua watu wengi katika miaka 36 ya utawala wake. Herode aliwanyonga au aliamuru kuuliwa kwa mke wake aliyeitwa Mariamne, na waume wawili wa dada yake aliyeitwa Salome. Herode aliamuru shemeji yake azamishwe kwenye mto Yordani, na mama mkwe wake aliyeitwa Alexandra auawe. Alimwua Hyrcanus, mtawala wa mwisho wa Wahasmonia. Aliwaua mafarisayo wengi na familia nyingi za watu mashuhuri.