"And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give {it} thee, unto the half of my kingdom." — Mark 6:23

Mark 6:23 · KJV

“And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give {it} thee, unto the half of my kingdom.”

— Mark 6:23

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give {it} thee.

Verse 24

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Mark 6 — Context

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief {estates} of Galilee;

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give {it} thee.

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give {it} thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

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.

Cross References

Esther 7:2

And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What {is} thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what {is} thy request? and it shall be performed, {even} to the half of the kingdom.

Esther 5:3

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what {is} thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

Matthew 4:9

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Esther 5:6

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What {is} thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what {is} thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

1 Samuel 28:10

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, {As} the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

Proverbs 6:2

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

2 Kings 6:31

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Matthew 14:7

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.