Matthew 14 · Verse 7

Matthew 14:7

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Matthew 14:7, King James Version

Matthew 14:7 in other translations

BSBso much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
WEBTherefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
ASVWhereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.
YLTwhereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.
DARBYwhereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.
BBESo he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.
WebsterUpon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

What does Matthew 14:7 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. He promised with an oath. This was a foolish and wicked oath. To please a wanton girl, the monarch called the eternal God to witness his willingness to give her half his kingdom. It seems also that he was willing to shed the holiest blood it contained. An oath like this it was not lawful to make, and it should have been broken. See Mt 14:9.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

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Matthew 14:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅθενhothenwhereuponG3606
μεθ᾽meth᾽withG3326
ὅρκουhorkouoathG3727
ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenhe promisedG3670
αὐτῇautēato herG846
δοῦναιdounaito giveG1325
ὃhowhateverG3739
ἐὰνeanifG1437
αἰτήσηται.aitēsētaishe shall ask.G154

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 14:7

  • Esther 5:6

    And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

  • Esther 5:3

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esther 7:2

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Es 5:3,6; 7:2

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Context

  • 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 14:8

    And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

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Matthew 14:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y prometió él con juramento de darle todo lo que pidiese.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		sur quoi il lui promit avec serment de lui donner tout ce qu’elle demanderait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		weshalb er mit einem Eide zusagte, ihr zu geben, um was irgend sie bitten würde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		unde cum juramento pollicitus est ei dare quodcumque postulasset ab eo.