Discovery BoxMatthew 14:7 
Context14:7 so much that he promised with an oath 1 to give her whatever she asked.
Matthew 26:72
Context26:72 He denied it again with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
Matthew 5:36
Context5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
Matthew 14:9
Context14:9 Although it grieved the king, 2 because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given.
1 tn The Greek text reads here ὁμολογέω (Jomologew); though normally translated “acknowledge, confess,” BDAG (708 s.v. 1) lists “assure, promise with an oath” for certain contexts such as here.
2 tn Grk “and being grieved, the king commanded.”
sn Herod was technically not a king, but this reflects popular usage. See the note on tetrarch in 14:1.
