Mark 6:25

She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser on a platter.”

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In The King James Version

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

In Context

24She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser.”

26The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse ·to set aside, neutralize, violate, cast off, nullify, make void· her.

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Cross References

Numbers 7:19He offered for his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels [3.25 lb; 1.47 g], one silver bowl of seventy shekels [1.75 lb; 0.8 kg], after the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is 0.4 oz; 11.34 g); both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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