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Mark 6:26 KJV
Mark · chapter 6 · verse 26 · King James Version
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.Mark 6:26 · King James Version
Mark 6:26 in context
24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Key words (Strong's)
- rejectatheteōto do away with, to set aside, disregard, to thwart the efficacy of anything, nullify…G114 →
- sorryperilyposvery sad, exceedingly sorrowful, overcome with sorrow so much as to cause one's deathG4036 →
- kingbasileusleader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, kingG935 →
- sakehorkosthat which has been pledged or promised with an oathG3727 →
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