Matthew 14:9

Matthew 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
• New International Version (NIV)The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.

Context of Matthew 14:9

7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.” And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. 10So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. 11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Matthew 14:9 word by word

καὶ λυπηθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους καὶ τοὺς συνανακειμένους ἐκέλευσεν δοθῆναι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the kingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• was sorryλυπέωlupeō · to grieveG3076
• neverthelessδέde · thenG1161
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the oath’s sakeὅρκοςhorkos · oathG3727
• them which sat with him at meatσυνανάκειμαιsunanakeimai · to dine withG4873
• he commandedκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
• to be givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325

Cross-references for Matthew 14:9

• Matthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
• Mark 6:14Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
• Matthew 14:5And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
• Matthew 27:17Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• Daniel 6:14And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
• Mark 6:20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
• Luke 13:32And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
• John 19:12From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”
• Acts 24:23So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.
• Acts 25:3asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.
• Numbers 30:5But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her.
• Judges 11:30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands,
• Judges 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”
• 1 Samuel 14:24And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
• 1 Samuel 25:22May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light.”
• 1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!

Commentaries on Matthew 14:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The king was sorry - He knew John to be a righteous man, and at first did many things gladly which John told him it was his duty to perform: Mark 6:20. Nevertheless, for the oath's sake - The Oaths, - he had probably sworn again and again - one sin begets many. And them which sat with him at meat - Who were probably such as himself, and would have considered it a breach of honor if he had not fulfilled his sworn promise: he therefore commanded it to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 See also Mark 6:21-29. But when Herod‘s birthday was come Kings were accustomed to observe the day of their birth with much pomp, and commonly, also, by giving a feast to their principal nobility. See Genesis 40:20. Mark adds that this birthday was kept by making a supper to his “lords, high captains, and chief estates in Galilee;” that is to the chief men in office. “High captains” means, in the original, commanders of thousands, or of a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12John the Baptist’s message drew large crowds, which leaders saw as a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John was executed, many Jews believed that Herod’s military defeat by King Aretas in AD 36 was God’s judgment for killing an innocent man.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist--who had been in prison for probably more than a year--had been cruelly put to death. Herod's Theory of the Works of Christ (Mt 14:1, 2). 1. At that time Herod the tetrarch--Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mt 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of the fame…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:9

• Herod
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Malice
• Oath
• Persecution
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Rulers
• Women

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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings