Matthew 14:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herod.

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  • Gen 40:20 : 20 And so the third day, which was Pharaohs birthday, hee made a feast vnto all his seruants: and hee lifted vp the head of the chiefe butler, and the head of the chiefe baker among his seruants.
  • Mark 6:21-23 : 21 But the time being conuenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captaines, and chiefe estates of Galile: 22 And the daughter of the same Herodias came in, & daunced, and pleased Herod, and them that sate at table together, the King sayd vnto the mayde, Aske of me what thou wilt, and I will giue it thee. 23 And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome.
  • Luke 3:19 : 19 But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herod had done,
  • Esth 1:2-9 : 2 In those dayes when the King Ahashuerosh sate on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan, 3 In the third yeere of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his princes and his seruants, euen the power of Persia and Media, and to the captaines and gouernours of the prouinces which were before him, 4 That he might shewe the riches & glorie of his kingdome, and the honour of his great maiestie many dayes, euen an hundreth and foure score dayes. 5 And when these dayes were expired, the King made a feast to all the people that were founde in the palace of Shushan, both vnto great and small, seuen dayes, in the court of the garden of the Kings palace, 6 Vnder an hanging of white, greene, & blue clothes, fastened with cordes of fine linen & purple, in siluer rings, & pillars of marble: the beds were of golde, and of siluer vpon a pauement of porphyre, & marble & alabaster, & blue colour. 7 And they gaue them drinke in vessels of golde, and changed vessel after vessel, and royall wine in abundance according to the power of the King. 8 And the drinking was by an order, none might compel: for so the King had appoynted vnto all the officers of his house, that they should do according to euery mans pleasure. 9 The Queene Vashti made a feast also for the women in the royall house of King Ahashuerosh. 10 Vpon the seuenth daye when the King was merie with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, & Carcas, the seuen eunuches, (that serued in the presence of King Ahashuerosh) 11 To bring Queene Vashti before the King with the crowne royall, that he might shewe the people and the princes her beautie: for shee was fayre to looke vpon. 12 But the Queene Vashti refused to come at the Kings worde, which he had giuen in charge to the eunuches: therefore the King was very angry, and his wrath kindled in him.
  • Esth 2:18 : 18 Then the King made a great feast vnto all his princes, & his seruants, which was the feast of Ester, & gaue rest vnto the prouinces, and gaue gifts, according to the power of a King.
  • Dan 5:1-4 : 1 King Belshazzar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousand. 2 And Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine, commaunded to bring him the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had brought from the Temple in Ierusalem, that the King and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein. 3 Then were brought the golden vessels, that were taken out of the Temple of the Lords house at Ierusalem, and the King and his princes, his wiues and his concubines dranke in them. 4 They drunke wine and praysed the gods of golde, and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood and of stone.
  • Hos 1:5-6 : 5 And at that day will I also breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Izreel. 6 She conceiued yet againe, & bare a daughter, and God saide vnto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more haue pitie vpon the house of Israel: but I wil vtterly take them away.
  • Matt 22:24 : 24 Saying, Master, Moses sayd, If a man die, hauing no children, his brother shall marie his wife by the right of alliance, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
  • Mark 6:17 : 17 For Herod him selfe had sent forth, & had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, & would haue killed him, but she could not:

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    16So when Herod heard it, he said, It is Iohn whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

    17For Herod him selfe had sent forth, & had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.

    18For Iohn sayd vnto Herod, It is not lawfull for thee to haue thy brothers wife.

    19Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, & would haue killed him, but she could not:

    20For Herod feared Iohn, knowing that hee was a iust man, and an holy, and reuerenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

    21But the time being conuenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captaines, and chiefe estates of Galile:

    22And the daughter of the same Herodias came in, & daunced, and pleased Herod, and them that sate at table together, the King sayd vnto the mayde, Aske of me what thou wilt, and I will giue it thee.

    23And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome.

    24So she went forth, & said to her mother, What shal I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.

    25Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, & asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist.

    26Then the King was very sory: yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.

    27And immediately the King sent the hangman, and gaue charge that his head shoulde be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

    28And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the maide, and the maide gaue it to her mother.

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    7Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.

    8And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

    9And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her,

    10And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

    11And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.

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    1At that time Herod the Tetrarche heard of the fame of Iesus,

    2And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

    3For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

    4For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

    5And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

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    19But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herod had done,

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    2And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.

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    9Then questioned hee with him of many things: but he answered him nothing.

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    21And vpon a day appointed, Herod arayed himselfe in royall apparell, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto them.

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