Mark 6:17

17 Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison in order to please his wife, Herodias. She had been the wife of Philip, Herod's brother, but then 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, "He is Elijah." Other people said, "Jesus is a prophet, like the prophets who lived long ago."

16 When Herod heard this, he said, "I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has risen from the dead!"

17 Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison in order to please his wife, Herodias. She had been the wife of Philip, Herod's brother, but then Herod had married her.

18 John had been telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to be married to your brother's wife."

19 So Herodias hated John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't,