Matthew 14:7
So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
8And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
Cross References
Esther 5:6And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
Proverbs 16:30He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
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 →