Herodias — Bible person

(Matt. 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19), the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice. While residing at Rome with her husband Herod Philip I. and her daughter, Herod Antipas fell in with her during one of his journeys to that city. She consented to leave her husband and become his wife. Some time after, Herod met John the Baptist, who boldly declared the marriage to be unlawful. For this he was “cast into prison,” in the castle probably of Machaerus (q.v.), and was there subsequently beheaded.

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Selected passages

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:17-28

OET-RV MRK 6:17

17 Because Herodes himself had had Yohan arrested and put in prison because he had married Herodias, his brother Filippos’s (Philip’s) wife.

OET-RV MRK 6:18

18 Yohan had been telling the king that it was wrong for him to marry his brother’s wife,

OET-RV MRK 6:19

19 and so Herodias resented him enough to want to kill him, but Herodes hadn’t be able to

OET-RV MRK 6:20

20 because he respected Yohan as a righteous and holy teacher and so he kept him alive. He often enjoyed hearing from Yohan and thought a lot about what he said.

OET-RV MRK 6:21

21 However, an opportunity came at Herodes’s birthday celebration, when he threw a feast for his top officials and generals, and for the leaders in Galil.

OET-RV MRK 6:22

22 The daughter of Herodias came in and danced for them, and the king and his party guests all enjoyed it. So the king said to the young woman, “Just ask me for anything and I’ll give it to you.”

OET-RV MRK 6:23

23 Then he promised her, “Even if you asked for half of my kingdom, I’d give it to you!”

OET-RV MRK 6:24

24 So she went out and asked her mother what she should ask for. Her mother told her that she should ask for Yohan’s head.

OET-RV MRK 6:25

25 So going back into the party, she said seriously to the king, “I would like the head of Yohan-the-immerser right now on a plate!”

OET-RV MRK 6:26

26 The king was really upset with that, but because he’d made loud promises in front of all his guests, he couldn’t say no.

OET-RV MRK 6:27

27 So he ordered an executioner to go out and return with Yohan’s head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison

OET-RV MRK 6:28

28 and brought the head into the party on a plate and gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

OET-LV MRK 6:17

17 For/Because the Haʸrōdaʸs himself, having _sent _out, apprehended the Yōannaʸs and bound him in prison because _of Haʸrōidias, the wife of _Filippos, the brother of _him, because he _married her.

OET-LV MRK 6:18

18 For/Because the Yōannaʸs was _saying to_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs, that It _is_ not _permitting for _you to _be _having the wife of _the brother of _you.

OET-LV MRK 6:19

19 And the Haʸrōidias was _resenting him, and was _wanting to _kill_ him _off, and he _was_ not _able,

OET-LV MRK 6:20

20 for/because the Haʸrōdaʸs was _fearing the Yōannaʸs, having _known him as_a_ righteous and holy _man, and was _preserving him, and having _heard from _him, he _was _perplexing much, and he _was _hearing gladly from _him.

OET-LV MRK 6:21

21 And having _become an_ opportune _day, when Haʸrōdaʸs on _the birthday _celebrations of _him made a_supper, to _the magnates of _him, and to _the commanders, and to _the leaders of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl).

OET-LV MRK 6:22

22 And of _Haʸrōidias the daughter for _him having _come _in and having _danced, she _brought _pleasure to_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs and the ones reclining.
And the king said to _the little _girl:
Ask me whatever if you _may _be _wanting and I _will _be _giving it to _you.

OET-LV MRK 6:23

23 And he _swore to _her, that Whatever if you _may _ask me, I _will _be _giving to _you, up _to half of _the kingdom of _me.

OET-LV MRK 6:24

24 And having _come _out, she _said to _the mother of _her:
What may _I _request?
And she said:
The head of _Yōannaʸs the one immersing.

OET-LV MRK 6:25

25 And having _come _in immediately with earnestness to the king, she _requested saying:
I _am _wanting that immediately you _may _give the head of _Yōannaʸs the immerser to _me on a_platter.

OET-LV MRK 6:26

26 And the king having _become very _sorrowful, because _of the oaths and the ones reclining he_ not _wanted to _reject her.

OET-LV MRK 6:27

27 And immediately the king having _sent _out an_executioner, commanded to _bring the head of _him.
And having _gone _away, he _beheaded him in the prison,

OET-LV MRK 6:28

28 and brought the head of _him on a_platter, and gave it to _the little _girl, and the little _girl gave it to _the mother of _her.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (4)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:19

OET-RV MRK 6:19

19 and so Herodias resented him enough to want to kill him, but Herodes hadn’t be able to

OET-LV MRK 6:19

19 And the Haʸrōidias was _resenting him, and was _wanting to _kill_ him _off, and he _was_ not _able,

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:22

OET-RV MRK 6:22

OET-LV MRK 6:22

Show passage in OET: MAT 14:6

OET-RV MAT 14:6

6 However at Herodes’s birthday celebration, Herodias’s daughter had danced in front of them all and had pleased Herodes so much

OET-LV MAT 14:6

6 But for_the_birthday _celebrations of_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs having _become, the daughter of_ the _Haʸrōidias danced in the midst and brought _pleasure to_ the _Haʸrōdaʸs,

Jump to OET MRK 6:19 section.

Jump to OET MRK 6:22 section.

Jump to OET MAT 14:6 section.

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