Mark 6:23
He swore to her,“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
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- Esth 5:3 : 3 The king said to her,“What is on your mind, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!”
- Esth 7:2 : 2 On the second day of the banquet of wine the king asked Esther,“What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your petition? Ask up to half the kingdom, and it shall be done!”
- Esth 5:6 : 6 While at the banquet of wine, the king said to Esther,“What is your request? It shall be given to you. What is your petition? Ask for as much as half the kingdom, and it shall be done!”
- 1 Sam 28:10 : 10 But Saul swore an oath to her by the LORD,“As surely as the LORD lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”
- 2 Kgs 6:31 : 31 Then he said,“May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”
- Prov 6:2 : 2 if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
- Matt 4:9 : 9 And he said to him,“I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”
- Matt 5:34-37 : 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. 36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 Let your word be‘Yes, yes’ or‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.
- Matt 14:7 : 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
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- Mark 6:16-227 verses89%
16But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”
17For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.
18For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
19So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not
20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.
21But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
22When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl,“Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
- Matt 14:3-119 verses87%
3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
4because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.
6But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
7so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
9Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.
10So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
11His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
- Mark 6:24-285 verses82%
24So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.”
25Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.
27So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.
28He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
- Esth 5:6-72 verses75%
6While at the banquet of wine, the king said to Esther,“What is your request? It shall be given to you. What is your petition? Ask for as much as half the kingdom, and it shall be done!”
7Esther responded,“My request and my petition is this:
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3The king said to her,“What is on your mind, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!”
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2On the second day of the banquet of wine the king asked Esther,“What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your petition? Ask up to half the kingdom, and it shall be done!”
- 1 Kgs 3:25-273 verses68%
25The king then said,“Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
26The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said,“My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
27The king responded,“Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”
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21He said to her,“What do you want?” She replied,“Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
- 1 Kgs 2:16-172 verses68%
16Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”
17He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.”
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20She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”
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9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
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19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
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12You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive, and I’ll give whatever you ask of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!”
- 1 Kgs 1:16-172 verses67%
16Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said,“What do you want?”
17She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
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36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”
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13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.
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12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.
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13the woman would go to the king in the following way: Whatever she asked for would be provided for her to take with her from the harem to the royal palace.
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18Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”
- 2 Sam 14:15-162 verses64%
15I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said,‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.
16Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’
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36She said to him,“My father, since you made an oath to the LORD, do to me as you promised. After all, the LORD vindicated you before your enemies, the Ammonites.”
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12Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
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28Then the king asked her,“What’s your problem?” She answered,“This woman said to me,‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’
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6She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!
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23King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!