At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.
"It was not long before the wicked ambition of Herodias led Herod to Rome to seek the title of king, given to Agrippa, the brother of Herodias. But in this quest he not only failed to obtain the title he sought but lost his dominions and was banished to Lugdumin in Gaul not far from the Spanish frontier, where he and the wicked Herodias later died in obscurity and dishonor. Salome was married to her uncle Philip, tetrarch of Trachonitis and Batanea, but after a brief time was left a widow and disappears from history. Tradition says that she met with an early and hideous death." (Pentecost)
This account also appears in Mark 6:14-29 and Luke 9:7-9.
Herod - "Herod Antipas, who ruled from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39, son of Herod the Great and brother of Archelaus." (Ryrie)
tetrarch = ruler of a fourth. Herod the Great’s kingdom had been divided among his sons
prison - probably in the castle of Machaerus, on the Dead Sea — John had probably been in prison for about a year.
Herodias - "The former wife of Herod's half brother Philip, her uncle. She had been persuaded to leave her husband and marry Herod Antipas, thus committing incest (Lev 18:16). John condemned him for this, and Antipas knew that John spoke the truth (see Mark 6:20)." (Ryrie)
daughter - Salome, who was probably around 17 years old.
Herod - "Herod Antipas, who ruled from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39, son of Herod the Great and brother of Archelaus." (Ryrie)
tetrarch = ruler of a fourth. Herod the Great’s kingdom had been divided among his sons
prison - probably in the castle of Machaerus, on the Dead Sea — John had probably been in prison for about a year.
Herodias - "The former wife of Herod's half brother Philip, her uncle. She had been persuaded to leave her husband and marry Herod Antipas, thus committing incest (Lev 18:16). John condemned him for this, and Antipas knew that John spoke the truth (see Mark 6:20)." (Ryrie)
daughter - Salome, who was probably around 17 years old.
"It was not long before the wicked ambition of Herodias led Herod to Rome to seek the title of king, given to Agrippa, the brother of Herodias. But in this quest he not only failed to obtain the title he sought but lost his dominions and was banished to Lugdumin in Gaul not far from the Spanish frontier, where he and the wicked Herodias later died in obscurity and dishonor. Salome was married to her uncle Philip, tetrarch of Trachonitis and Batanea, but after a brief time was left a widow and disappears from history. Tradition says that she met with an early and hideous death." (Pentecost)
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