KJV King James Version
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
WEB World English Bible
But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
ASV American Standard Version
But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her].
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΓενεσίοιςG1077 · genesia, genethliosbirthdayδὲG1161 · dethenγενομένοιςG1096 · ginomaito beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἩρῴδουG2264 · HērōdēsHerodὠρχήσατοG3738 · orcheomaito danceἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυγάτηρG2364 · thugatērdaughterτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἩρῳδιάδοςG2266 · HērōdiasHerodiasἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέσῳG3319 · mesosmidstκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤρεσενG700 · areskōto pleaseτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἩρῴδῃ·G2264 · HērōdēsHerod
Cross-references
Mark 6:21-23And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [estates] of Galilee;Hosea 1:5-6And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.Genesis 40:20And it came to pass the third day, [which was] Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.Esther 1:2-12[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,Matthew 22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,Esther 2:18Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, [even] Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.Mark 6:19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:Daniel 5:1-4Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
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