Matthew 14:6
Then, on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in their midst, and it pleased Herod.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
In Context
5And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
7And so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask of him.
Cross References
Esther 1:2when he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city of Susa was the root of his kingdom.
Daniel 5:1Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and each one of them drank according to his age.
Matthew 22:24saying: “Teacher, Moses said: If anyone will have died, having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and he shall raise up offspring to his brother.
Mark 6:19Now Herodias was devising treachery against him; and she wanted to kill him, but she was unable.
Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, when he was corrected by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evils that Herod had done,
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 →