Mark 6:23 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) His oath does not excuse his murder, for perchance his reason for swearing was, that he might find an opportunity for slaying, and if she had demanded the death of his father and mother, he surely would not have granted it. It goes on, And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. Worthy is blood to be asked as the reward of such a deed as dancing. It goes on, And she came in straightway with haste, &c.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Unto the half of my kingdom - A noble price for a dance! This extravagance in favor of female dancers has the fullest scope in the east, even to the present day. M. Anquetil du Perron, in the preliminary discourse to his Zend Avesta, p. 344 and 345, gives a particular account of the dancers at Surat. This account cannot be transcribed in a comment on the Gospel of God, however illustrative it might be of the conduct of Herodias and her daughter Salome: it is too abominable for a place here.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And he--the king, so called, but only by courtesy (see on Mr 6:14). sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, unto the half of my kingdom--Those in whom passion and luxury have destroyed self-command will in a capricious moment say and do what in their cool moments they bitterly regret.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ὤμοσεν	ōmosen	he swore	G3660 →
αὐτῇ	autēa	to her	G846 →
πολλὰ	polla	greatly	G4183 →
ὅ	ho	whatever	G3739 →
τι	ti	thing	G5100 →
ἐάν	ean	if	G1437 →
με	me	me	G3165 →
αἰτήσῃς	aitēsēs	you shall ask	G154 →
δώσω	dōsō	I will give	G1325 →
σοι	soi	you	G4771 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
ἡμίσους	hēmisous	half	G2255 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
βασιλείας	basileias	kingdom	G932 →
μου.¶	mou	of mine.	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Esther 5:3
“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
leads to
- Esther 9:12
  who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces?…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Esther 7:2
  and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Esther 5:6
  And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Esther 5:6
And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be…
leads to
- Esther 5:3
  “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 4:9
“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Daniel 5:18–19
  As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
Through
Esther 7:2
and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to…
leads to
- John 16:24
  Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Through
2 Kings 6:31
He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
leads to
- Ruth 1:17
  Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark