Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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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Bible References
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Matthew 14:9
Now King Herod became very distressed [over such a gruesome request]; but because he had [promised with] oaths and [to look good in front of] his party guests, he ordered John's head to be given [to her].
Matthew 27:3
Then Judas, who had betrayed Him [to the Jewish leaders], when he saw that Jesus had been condemned to die, changed his mind [i.e., about betraying Him] and brought back the thirty silver coins [Note: See Matt. 26:15 for the amount of money involved] to the leading priests and [Jewish] elders,