[Herod was so pleased with her performance that] he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she asked for [i.e., with limitations. See Mark 6:23].
Mark 6:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And he vowed to her, “I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to one half [the wealth] of my kingdom.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he put himself under oath to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom. [Esth. 5:3, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Common English Bible Then he swore to her, “Whatever you ask I will give to you, even as much as half of my kingdom.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he swore to her, "Anything that you request, I will give to you, even up to half my kingdom." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom. |
[Herod was so pleased with her performance that] he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she asked for [i.e., with limitations. See Mark 6:23].
and said to Him, “I will give you all these things if you fall to the ground and worship me.”
So, she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And her mother said, “[Ask for] the head of John the Immerser.”