Matthew 14:7
Wherfore he promised with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde aske.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
8And she, beyng instruct of her mother before, sayde: geue me here Iohn Baptistes head in a platter.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:30He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.
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 →