Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Matthew 14:6 in other translations
| BSB | On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod |
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| WEB | But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod. |
| ASV | But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. |
| YLT | But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod, |
| DARBY | But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod; |
| BBE | But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her. |
| Webster | But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. |
What does Matthew 14:6 mean?
Barnes' Notes
The daughter of Herodias. That is, Salome, her daughter by her former husband. This was a violation of all the rules of modesty and propriety. One great principle of all eastern nations is to keep their females from public view. For this purpose they are confined in a particular part of the house, called the harem. Mt 9:2. If they appear in public, it is always with a veil so closely drawn that their faces cannot be seen, No modest woman would have appeared in this manner before the court; and it is probable, therefore, that she partook of the dissolute principles of her mother. It is also probable that the dance was one well known in Greece, the lascivious and wanton dance of the Ionics.
(2) "danced before them" or, "in the midst"
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 14:1-12
The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment, and of future misery to them. But there may be the terror of convictions, where there is not the truth of conversion. When men pretend to favour the gospel, yet live in evil, we must not favour their self-delusion, but must deliver our consciences as John did. The world…
Matthew 14:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 14:6
- Mark 6:21-23
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- Hosea 1:5-6
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
- Genesis 40:20
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
- Matthew 22:24
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
- Esther 1:2-12
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace; …
- Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
- Mark 6:19
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
- Luke 3:19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
- Esther 2:18
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
- Daniel 5:1-4
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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Ge 40:20; Es 1:2-9; 2:18; Da 5:1-4; Ho 1:5,6; Mr 6:21-23
the daughter.
22:24
danced.
Es 1:10-12
before them. Gr. in the midst.
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Context
- Matthew 14:5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
- Matthew 14:6
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
- Matthew 14:7
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Matthew 14:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas celebrándose el día del nacimiento de Herodes, la hija de Herodías danzó en medio, y agradó á Herodes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais lorsqu’on célébrait l’anniversaire de la naissance d’Hérode, la fille d’Hérodias dansa devant tous, et plut à Hérode: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als aber der Geburtstag des Herodes begangen wurde, tanzte die Tochter der Herodias vor ihnen, und sie gefiel dem Herodes; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Die autem natalis Herodis saltavit filia Herodiadis in medio, et placuit Herodi: |