Matthew 14:6
But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.
7Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.
Cross References
Esther 1:2When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.
Daniel 5:1Baltasar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age.
Matthew 22:24Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.
Mark 6:19Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death, and could not.
Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which 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 →