Mark 6:25 · KJV
“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.”
— Mark 6:25
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
And the king was exceeding sorry; {yet} for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
Mark 6 — Context
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give {it} thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25And 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.
26And the king was exceeding sorry; {yet} for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, {an...: or, one of his guard}
Cross References
Romans 3:15
Their feet {are} swift to shed blood:
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Numbers 7:13
And his offering {was} one silver charger, the weight thereof {was} an hundred and thirty {shekels}, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them {were} full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers 7:19-89
He offered {for} his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof {was} an hundred and thirty {shekels}, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
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