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21 And a strategic day came when Herod on his birthday (A)gave a banquet for his great men and [a]military commanders and the leading men (B)of Galilee; 22 and when the daughter of (C)Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and [b]his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” 23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to (D)half of my kingdom.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:21 Military leader over 1,000 soldiers
  2. Mark 6:22 Lit those who reclined at the table with him