23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
24Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?”
25At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
26The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.