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Mark 6:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Mark 6:23

Verse 23 of 56

Scripture focus

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give [it] thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

Mark 6:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 6:23

Theological / Devotional

He sware. Herod’s emphatic oath was made in the presence of all his guests. Evidently his head was completely turned by the unprecedented honor of having a royal princess dance for his pleasure and that of his guests. Salome was a descendant through Herodias and Mariamne I (see on v. 17; see p. 64) of the royal Hasmonaean house, illustrious line of Jewish priests and princes.

Half of my kingdom. This represented, in hyperbolic figure, the height of generosity (see Esther 5:3 ; 7:2).

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