Mark 6:21-23

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²¹But an opportune time [finally] came [for Herodias]. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his officials (nobles, courtiers) and ^[a]military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. ²²Now [Salome] the daughter of Herodias came in and danced [for the men]. She pleased and beguiled Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the ^[b]girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” ²³And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you; ^[c]up to half of my kingdom.”^(A)

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Footnotes

Mark 6:21 Gr chiliarchois, originally referring to a commander of 1,000, but in Roman times of 600.
Mark 6:22 Salome was probably only fourteen or fifteen years old.
Mark 6:23 This was intended as an expression of generosity rather than a literal offer. In reality Herod was a tetrarch, a puppet ruler under Rome, and did not have authority over a “kingdom.”