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King James Version

Mark 6:24

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Herod;   Jesus, the Christ;   John;   Malice;   Martyrdom;   Minister, Christian;   Politics;   Revenge;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parents;   Revenge;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Execution;   Galilee;   Herod;   John the baptist;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Incest;   John the Baptist;   Persecution;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Herodias;   Machaerus;   Salome;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Head;   Herod;   John;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Prison, Prisoners;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Beth-Haram;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Baptism;   Herod ;   John the Baptist;   Machaerus;   Salmon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - John the Baptist;   New Testament;   Salome ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Herod;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Herodias;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hero'dias,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Divorce;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moab;   Salome;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”
King James Version (1611)
And she went forth, and said vnto her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, The head of Iohn ye Baptist.
English Standard Version
And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
New American Standard Bible
And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
New Century Version
The girl went to her mother and asked, "What should I ask for?" Her mother answered, "Ask for the head of John the Baptist."
Amplified Bible
She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And Herodias replied, "The head of John the Baptist!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
Legacy Standard Bible
And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
Berean Standard Bible
Then she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And Herodias answered, "The head of John the Baptist."
Contemporary English Version
The girl left and asked her mother, "What do you think I should ask for?" Her mother answered, "The head of John the Baptist!"
Complete Jewish Bible
So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the Immerser."
Darby Translation
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
Easy-to-Read Version
The girl went to her mother and asked, "What should I ask King Herod to give me?" Her mother answered, "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."
Geneva Bible (1587)
So she went forth, & said to her mother, What shal I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.
George Lamsa Translation
She went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask him? She said to her, The head of John the Baptist.
Good News Translation
So the girl went out and asked her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she answered.
Lexham English Bible
And she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."
Literal Translation
And going out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
American Standard Version
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
Bible in Basic English
And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Hebrew Names Version
She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the immerser."
International Standard Version
So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her motherShe
">[fn] replied, "The head of John the Baptist."
Etheridge Translation
Then went she out and said to her mother, What shall I ask of him ? She saith to her, The head of Juchanon the Baptizer.
Murdock Translation
And she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask of him? She said to her: The head of John the Baptizer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And she went foorth, & sayde vnto her mother: What shall I aske? She saide, Iohn Baptistes head.
English Revised Version
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
World English Bible
She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Weymouth's New Testament
She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne sche hadde goon out, sche seide to hir modir, What schal Y axe? And sche seide, The heed of Joon Baptist.
Update Bible Version
And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Webster's Bible Translation
And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.
New English Translation
So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."
New King James Version
So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!"
New Living Translation
She went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother told her, "Ask for the head of John the Baptist!"
New Life Bible
She went to her mother and asked, "What should I ask for?" The mother answered, "I want the head of John the Baptist."
New Revised Standard
She went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" She replied, "The head of John the baptizer."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, going out, she said unto her mother - What shall I ask? and she said - The head of John the Immerser;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But her mother said: The head of John the Baptist.
Revised Standard Version
And she went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And she wet forth and sayde to her mother: what shall I axe? And she sayde: Iohn Baptistes heed.
Young's Literal Translation
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, `What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, `The head of John the Baptist;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
She wente forth, and sayde vnto hir mother: what shal I axe? She sayde: Ihon baptistes heade.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then she withdrew, and said to her mother, what shall I ask? the head of John the Baptist, said she.
THE MESSAGE
She went back to her mother and said, "What should I ask for?" "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."
Simplified Cowboy Version
She went to her mother and asked her what she should request and her mother said, "The head of John the Baptist on a big ol' plate."

Contextual Overview

14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For 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. 18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; 22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

said: Genesis 27:8-11, 2 Chronicles 22:3, 2 Chronicles 22:4, Ezekiel 19:2, Ezekiel 19:3, Matthew 14:8

The head: Job 31:31, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 37:14, Proverbs 27:3, Proverbs 27:4, Acts 23:12, Acts 23:13

Reciprocal: Numbers 35:20 - by laying 2 Samuel 13:5 - Lay thee 1 Kings 22:52 - in the way 2 Kings 10:29 - made Israel Job 30:8 - children Proverbs 14:16 - the fool Proverbs 29:10 - The bloodthirsty Ecclesiastes 7:9 - anger

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she went forth and said unto her mother,.... The king having made such a promise to her, and annexed his oath to it, she thought proper before she asked any thing of him, to withdraw from the hall and company, and consider with herself, and consult with her mother, who was not at the entertainment; it being not usual in those eastern countries, for women to sit at table, at any grand festival: to whom she reported the offer the king had made, and desired she would be pleased to direct her, what request to make saying,

what shall I ask? To which her mother made answer, without taking any further time to think of it, being prepared for it, and determined in her mind, whenever she had an opportunity of asking a favour of the king, what it should be:

and she said, the head of John the Baptist. So sweet is revenge, that to have her will on that great and good man, was more to her, than to have half the king's dominions.


 
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