Matthew 14:9

And the king was grieved: but on account of his oath, and those who reclined at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

In Context

8And being previously instigated by her mother, she said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Immerser?

10And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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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 →

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