| NET © | Although it grieved the king, 1 because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. |
| NIV © | The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted |
| NASB © | Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests. |
| NLT © | The king was sorry, but because of his oath and because he didn’t want to back down in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders. |
| MSG © | That sobered the king up fast. Unwilling to lose face with his guests, he did it |
| BBE © | And the king was sad; but because of his oaths and because of his guests, he gave the order for it to be given to her; |
| NRSV © | The king was grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he commanded it to be given; |
| NKJV © | And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her . |
| KJV | And <2532> the king <935> was sorry <3076> (5681)_: nevertheless for <1161> <1223> the oath's sake <3727>_, and <2532> them which sat with him at meat <4873> (5740)_, he commanded <2753> (5656) [it] to be given <1325> (5683) [her]. |
| GREEK | kai <2532> CONJ luphyeiv <3076> (5685) V-APP-NSM o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM dia <1223> PREP touv <3588> T-APM orkouv <3727> N-APM kai <2532> CONJ touv <3588> T-APM sunanakeimenouv <4873> (5740) V-PNP-APM ekeleusen <2753> (5656) V-AAI-3S doyhnai <1325> (5683) V-APN |
| NET © [draft] ITL | Although it grieved <3076> the king <935> , because of <1223> his oath <3727> and <2532> the dinner guests <4873> he commanded <2753> it to be given .<1325> |
| NET © Notes |
1 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. |