Matthew 14:7
Wherefore he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she would ask.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.
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 →