Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 9:9

9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

This Herod, was Herod Antipas the Tetrarch of Galilee, who had beheaded Iohn the Baptist, he heareth of these great things done by Christ, and [non-Latin text not transcribed] saith the Evangelist; it is a Word that signifieth, a great disturbance, and perplexity of Mind, when a Man is in doubt and fear, and knoweth not what Counsels to take or follow; it is used Luke 24.4. Acts 2.12. Acts 5.24. Acts 10.17. The other Evangelists say Herod himself guessed it was Iohn the Baptist, whom he had beheaded. Oh? the power of a guilty conscience? He had Murdered Iohn, now he is afraid his Ghost haunted him, or that his Soul was entred into another Body, that it might be revenged on him, others guessed variously. Herod knoweth not what to think, but desireth to see Christ, possibly that he might make up some judgment about him, possibly out of meer curiosity. But we read not that he did see him, untill, Pilate sent him to him after his examination of him, Luke 23.8.