Mark 6:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he swore to her, Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom.

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  • Esth 5:3 : 3 Then the king said to her, What do you want, Queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be given to you, even to the half of the kingdom.
  • Esth 7:2 : 2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day during the wine banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you: and what is your request? It shall be fulfilled, even up to half of the kingdom.
  • Esth 5:6 : 6 And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.
  • 1 Sam 28:10 : 10 And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall be no punishment happen to you for this thing.
  • 2 Kgs 6:31 : 31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him today.
  • Prov 6:2 : 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth, you are taken by the words of your mouth.
  • Matt 4:9 : 9 And said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.
  • Matt 5:34-37 : 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No': for whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
  • Matt 14:7 : 7 So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

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  • Mark 6:16-22
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    89%

    16But when Herod heard of it, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.

    17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.

    18For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

    19Therefore Herodias held a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not:

    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

    21And when a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;

    22And when the daughter of Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask of me whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.

  • Matt 14:3-11
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    3For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

    4For John had said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

    5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

    6But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

    7So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

    8And she, having been prompted by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

    9And the king was sorry: nevertheless, because of the oath, and those who sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given to her.

    10And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

    11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the young woman, and she brought it to her mother.

  • Mark 6:24-28
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    24And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

    25And she came in straightway with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

    26And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet because of his oath's sake, and for the sakes of those who sat with him, he would not refuse her.

    27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

    28And brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl: and the girl gave it to her mother.

  • Esth 5:6-7
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    75%

    6And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.

    7Then Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is:

  • Esth 5:3
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    3Then the king said to her, What do you want, Queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be given to you, even to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esth 7:2
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    2And the king said again to Esther on the second day during the wine banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you: and what is your request? It shall be fulfilled, even up to half of the kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 3:25-27
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    25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

    26Then the woman whose the living child was, spoke to the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.

    27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and do not kill it: she is the mother thereof.

  • Matt 20:21
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    21And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in your kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-17
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    16And now I ask one request of you, do not deny me. And she said unto him, Speak on.

    17And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.

  • 1 Kgs 2:20
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    20Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; please do not deny me. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.

  • Luke 9:9
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    9And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

  • Luke 3:19
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    19But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

  • Gen 34:12
    67%

    12Ask me for ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to your saying to me, but give me the young woman as a wife.

  • 1 Kgs 1:16-17
    2 verses
    67%

    16And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. And the king said, What do you wish?

    17And she said to him, My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  • Mark 10:36
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    36And he said to them, What do you want me to do for you?

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
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    13And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
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    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land, she and her servants.

  • Esth 2:13
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    13Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given to her to go with her from the house of the women to the king's house.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
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    18Then the king answered and said to the woman, Do not hide from me, I pray you, the thing that I shall ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
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    64%

    15Now therefore I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, because the people have made me afraid: and your maidservant said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his maidservant.

    16For the king will hear, to deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

  • Judg 11:36
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    36And she said to him, My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has proceeded out of your mouth; forasmuch as the LORD has taken vengeance for you upon your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

  • 2 Sam 14:12
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    12Then the woman said, Let your maidservant, I pray you, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak on.

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
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    28And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

  • 1 Kgs 10:6
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    6And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
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    23Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.