The daughter of Herodias came in and danced for Herod and his dinner guests, and they were all very pleased. The king told the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.”
Earlier, Herod had arrested John and tied him up and put him in prison. This was because John had been telling Herod, “It’s against the Law of Moses for you to have Herodias as your wife,” since she’d been the wife of Herod’s brother Philip.