4. for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’
5. Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6. On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much
7. that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8. Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’
9. The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted