25 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.
25
At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26 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.
26
The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.