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For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.(Matthew 14:3)
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.(Matthew 14:4)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.(Matthew 14:5)
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.(Matthew 14:7)
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.(Matthew 14:8)
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.(Matthew 14:9)

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Matthew 14:6 - Cross Reference

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; (Mark 6:21)
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. (Mark 6:17)
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. (Genesis 40:20)
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. (Matthew 22:24)
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (Esther 1:2)
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. (Daniel 5:1)
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel. (Hosea 1:5)
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. (Esther 2:18)
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, (Luke 3:19)
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: (Mark 6:19)