Matthew 14:9
And he became sad, but because of the oaths, and of those dining together, the king commanded it to be given.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.
Cross References
Judges 11:30And Jephthah vowed a vow to LORD, and said, If thou will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Judges 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin to wife.
1 Samuel 14:24And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man who eats any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on my enemies. So none of the people tasted food.
1 Samuel 14:39For, as LORD lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be LORD, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me,
2 Kings 6:31Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →