Herodias couldn’t forgive John for saying that. She wanted to kill him. But she could not,
Ahab said to Elijah, “My enemy! You have found me!” “I have found you,” he answered. “That’s because you gave yourself over to do evil things. You did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Don’t become angry quickly. Anger lives in the hearts of foolish people.
Israel, you have seen many things. But you do not pay any attention to me. Your ears are open. But you do not listen to anything I say.”
Herod had arrested John. He had tied him up and put him in prison because of Herodias. She was the wife of Herod’s brother Philip.
On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests. She pleased Herod very much.