Matthew 14:9
And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and the guests, ordered it to be given;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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10and sent and beheaded John in the prison.
Cross References
Judges 11:30And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Yahweh, and said,—If thou wilt, deliver, the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Judges 21:1Now, the men of Israel, had sworn in Mizpah, saying,—Not a man from among us, shall give his daughter unto Benjamin, to wife.
1 Samuel 14:24Now, the men of Israel, were tired out on that day,—yet had Saul bound the people by an oath, saying—Cursed, be the man that eateth food until the evening, and I be avenged upon mine enemies. So none of the people had tasted food.
1 Samuel 14:39For, by the life of Yahweh, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, yet shall he, die. But there was none ready to answer him, of all the people.
1 Samuel 25:32Then said David unto Abigail,—Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me;
2 Kings 6:31And he said—So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add,—if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remain on him, to-day!
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 →