Mark 6:25-27
1599 Geneva Bible
25 Then she came in straightway with haste unto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest give me even now in a charger the head of John Baptist.
26 Then the King was very sorry: yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat at table with him, he would not refuse her.
27 And immediately the King sent the [a]hangman, and gave charge that his head should be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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- Mark 6:27 The word signifieth one that beareth a dart, and the king’s guard was so called, because they did bear darts.
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