Mark Chapter 6 verse 26 Holy Bible
And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
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And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
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And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
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And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
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The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.
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And the king -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - And the king was exceeding sorry. We cannot suppose that this was a pretended grief. The true reason is doubtless to be found in the relentless animosity of Herodias. Herod must have known well that he could not be bound by his oath in reference to a petition so unreasonable and so iniquitous. Nevertheless he thought that "the words of a king were law." St. Augustine says, "The girl dances; the mother rages. A rash oath is made amidst the excitement and the voluptuous indulgence of the feast; and the savage desires of Herodias are fulfilled." For the sake of his oaths (διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους); the plural shows that he repeated the rash promise once and again.
