Bible verse
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
Mark 6:26 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 6.
22 When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
24 Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
25 At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26 The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27 So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
28 The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
29 When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
30 Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
KJV
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.
ASV
And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
ERV
And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
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