And Herodias set herself against him (Hη δε Hηρωιδιας ενειχεν αυτω). Dative of disadvantage. Literally,

had it in f…

Herodias had a quarrel.—Better, as noted in the margin, had a grudge, or spite, against him.

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Evangelist Mark, taking his cue from what came before, here relates the death of the Forerunner, s…

Herodias was infuriated by John and wanted to kill him. She was thwarted in her design because Herod protected John (motivated by fear and a recogn…

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him

Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him…