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He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
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A King's Foolish Oath
Commentators note the extravagance of Herod's promise, calling it a "swaggering oath." They draw a direct parallel to the promise King Ahasuerus made to Queen Esther (Esther 5:3). Spoken in a moment of pleasure after his stepdaughter's dance, Herod's rash vow to give up to half his kingdom reveals a profound lack of judgment and sets the stage for a tragic outcome.
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And he sware unto her (κα ωμοσεν αυτη). The girl was of marriageable age though called κορασιον (cf. Esther 2:9). Salom…
Herodias finally got the opportunity she was waiting for. At a banquet for Herod’s birthday, attended by military and political leaders, Herodias’s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he swore to her He added an oath to what he had before said, the more to confirm it, and to encourage her in her…
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Presbyterian
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…
