Mark 6:17

17 For Herod had sent and had Yochanan arrested and chained in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod had married her,

Mark 6:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:17

For Herod himself had sent forth
Some of his guard, a detachment of soldiers,

and laid hold upon John;
who seized upon him, and took him up:

and bound him in prison;
in the castle of Machaerus:

for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married
her;
whilst his brother was living, and who had had children by her; (See Gill on Matthew 14:3).

Mark 6:17 In-Context

15 Others said, "It is Eliyahu!" and still others, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."

16 But when Herod heard about it, he said, "Yochanan, whom I had beheaded, has been raised."

17 For Herod had sent and had Yochanan arrested and chained in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod had married her,

18 but Yochanan had told him, "It violates the Torah for you to marry your brother's wife."

19 So Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted him put to death. But this she could not accomplish,