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)

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.(Mark 6:22)

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.(Mark 6:23)

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.(Mark 6:25)

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.(Mark 6:26)

And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,(Mark 6:27)

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Mark 6:24 - Cross Reference

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. (Acts 23:12)

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. (Job 31:31)

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. (Psalm 27:2)

And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. (Matthew 14:8)

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. (2 Chronicles 22:3)

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. (Ezekiel 19:2)

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. (Psalm 37:14)

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. (Proverbs 27:3)

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. (Psalm 37:12)

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. (Genesis 27:8)