Matthew 14:7
Therefore he swore to her by an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she might ask.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
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 →