Mark 6:27

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded John's head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

Mark 6:27 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:27

And immediately the king sent an executioner
(See Gill on Matthew 14:10)

and commanded his head to be brought;
ordered him to cut off his head in prison, and bring it away forthwith in a charger to him:

and he went and beheaded him in the prison;
according to his orders.

Mark 6:27 In-Context

25 And she came back straightway with haste unto the king and asked, saying, "I will that thou give me at once on a charger the head of John the Baptist."

26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, yet for his oath's sake and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded John's head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

28 and brought his head on a charger and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when John's disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.