Matthew 14:7
wherefore, with an oath, he promised to give her, whatsoever she should ask for herself;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
Cross References
Esther 5:6Then said the king unto Esther, during the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, that it may be granted thee?—and what is thy request—unto the half of the kingdom—that it may be performed?
Proverbs 16:30Closing his eyes, to devise perverse things, biting his lips, he hath plotted mischief.
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 →