Matthew 14:7
whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
Cross References
Esther 5:6And the king saith to Esther, during the banquet of wine, 'What [is] thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom — and it is done.'
Proverbs 16:30Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
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 →