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Matthew 14:6
“But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.”
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Matthew 14:6 Context
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
"But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod." Matthew 14:6 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Matthew 14:6
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them , and pleased Herod.
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Wesley's Notes for Matthew 14:6
14:6 The daughter of Herodias - Afterward infamous for a life suitable to this beginning.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 14:6
Mt 14:6 When Herod's birthday was kept. In imitation of the Roman emperors, the Herodian princes kept their birthdays with feasting and revelry and magnificent banquets. We learn from Mark that he made a supper, or banquet feast. The daughter of Herodias. Her name, according to Josephus, was Salome, a daughter by Philip, Herod's brother. She was afterwards married to her uncle Philip, the tetrarch of Iturea (Lu 3:1). Danced. It was not customary for the ladies of high rank to dance beyond the limit of the harem. The Oriental dance of a libertine character. But her wicked mother induced her own daughter thus to degrade herself in order to accomplish her revengeful purpose.
But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herode.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before {them} and pleased Herod,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.
- Basic English Bible
On Herod's birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;
- Darby Bible
But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.
- English Revised Version
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
- World English Bible