23. And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, to the half of my kingdom.
24. And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25. And she came in forthwith with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldst give me, immediately, in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.
26. And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.