Matthew 14:8
“And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she being before instructed of her mother,.... What request to make; for as Mark says, "she went forth" to her…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 14:6-12
See also Mar 6:21-29. But when Herod’s birthday was come Kings were accustomed to observe the day of their birth with…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 14:1-12
We have here the story of John's martyrdom. Observe,
I. The occasion of relating this story here, Mat 14:1, Mat 14:2.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
instructed Rather, impelled, instigated.
a charger The original word = "a flat wooden trencher" on which meat was…
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