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Mark 6:26

New International Reader's Version

The king was very upset. But he thought about his promise and his dinner guests. So he did not want to say no to the girl.

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Later the king said to Joab, “All right. I’ll do what you want. Go. Bring back the young man Absalom.”

When the king heard this, he was very upset. He didn’t want Daniel to be harmed in any way. Until sunset, he did everything he could to save him.

The king was very upset. But he thought of his promise and his dinner guests. So he told one of his men to give her what she asked for.

At once the girl hurried to ask the king. She said, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a big plate right now.”

He sent a man right away to bring John’s head. The man went to the prison and cut off John’s head.