Mark 6:22

22 And [when] the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and {his dinner guests}, the king said to the girl, "Ask me [for] whatever you want, and I will give [it] to you."

Mark 6:22 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:22

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in
To the hall, where Herod and his guests were, after supper was over; or rather, whilst at it: she is called the daughter of Herodias, and not of Herod; she having had her not by him, but by his brother Philip: her name is thought to be Salome; (See Gill on Matthew 14:6),

and danced and pleased Herod, and them that were with him;
at supper, his lords, captains, and principal men in his dominions; (See Gill on Matthew 14:6).

The king said unto the damsel, ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I
will give it thee;
which shows how exceedingly pleased he was; and the more, in that she gave such general pleasure to his whole company.

Mark 6:22 In-Context

20 For Herod was afraid of John, [because he] knew him [to be] a righteous and holy man and protected him. And [when he] listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and [yet] he listened to him gladly.

21 And a suitable day came when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers and military tribunes and the most prominent [men] of Galilee.

22 And [when] the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and {his dinner guests}, the king said to the girl, "Ask me [for] whatever you want, and I will give [it] to you."

23 And he swore to her, "Anything whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom!"

24 And she went out [and] said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

Footnotes

• [a]. Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("came in")
• [b]. In place of "the daughter of Herodias herself" some manuscripts have "his daughter Herodias"
• [c]. Some manuscripts have "danced, she pleased"
• [d]. Literally "those reclining at table with [him]"
• [e]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation