Mark 6:23

23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Mark 6:23 in Other Translations

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

23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom. ”

23 He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”

23 Carried away, he kept on, "I swear, I'll split my kingdom with you if you say so!"

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

23 He swore an oath to her: "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."

23 So he swore oaths to her: "Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

23 And he promised her with an oath, "Anything you ask for I will give you. I'll give you up to half of my kingdom."

Mark 6:23 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:23

And he sware unto her
He added an oath to what he had before said, the more to confirm it, and to encourage her in her request, and which he repeated in stronger language:

whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half
of my kingdom; (See Gill on Matthew 14:7).

Mark 6:23 In-Context

21 Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

22 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.”

23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.

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.”

Cross References

• 1. Esther 5:3,6; Esther 7:2