Matthew 14:9

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

Jeremiah 44:25

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You and your wives have said, “We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven,” and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!’

Matthew 14:1

When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,

Matthew 14:10

So John was beheaded in the prison,

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

Matthew 14:8

At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”

Mark 6:14

Herod 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.”

Mark 6:20

for 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.

Mark 6:26

Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her.

Luke 13:32

Jesus 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.

Judges 11:39

When she returned home, her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel

Judges 21:1

The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.”

1 Samuel 14:24

Now 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 14:28

But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.”

1 Samuel 25:22

May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”

1 Samuel 28:10

But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”