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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Matthew 14:9

7so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted. 8At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!” 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. 10So John was beheaded in the prison, 11and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took 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 14:1When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
• Mark 6:14Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”
• Matthew 14:5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.
• Matthew 27:17As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
• Daniel 6:14Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament.
• Mark 6:20for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him.
• Luke 13:32Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose.
• John 19:12Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.”
• Acts 24:23He ordered an officer to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs.
• Acts 25:3They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
• Numbers 30:5But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The Lord will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them.
• Judges 11:30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites,
• Judges 21:1The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.”
• 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,
• 1 Samuel 25:22May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”
• 1 Samuel 25:32David replied to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today!

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