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so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Now having been prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of [a]his dinner guests.

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  1. Matthew 14:9 Lit those who reclined at the table with him