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Mark 6:21

Herod AntipasGalilee

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

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;

22 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.

23 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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BSB
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
KJV
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;
WEB
Then a convenient day came when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
ASV
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
DARBY
And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief [men] of Galilee;
BLB
And an opportune day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a banquet to his great men, and to the commanders, and to the first [men] of Galilee,
ÅB
Så kom det en beleilig dag, da Herodes gjorde et gjestebud på sin fødselsdag for sine stormenn og krigshøvdingene og de fornemste i Galilea,
OTB
En beleilig dag kom da Herodes, på sin bursdag, holdt en bankett for sine adelsmenn, militære ledere og de ledende mennene i Galilea.
B1930
Så kom det en beleilig dag, da Herodes gjorde et gjestebud på sin fødselsdag for sine stormenn og krigshøvdingene og de fornemste i Galilea,

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Hosea 7:5

    In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

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  • 1 Peter 4:3

    For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

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  • 2 Samuel 13:23–29

    And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

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  • Daniel 5:1–4

    Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

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  • Psalms 37:12–13

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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  • Proverbs 31:4–5

    It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

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