Thematic Bible: John the baptist, of herod antipas
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Herod had arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.
Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John because he had married his brother's wife Herodias and because of all of the other evil things Herod had done. Added to all this, Herod locked John up in prison.