Bible Verses About Revenge: Herodias

Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, and would haue killed him, but she could not:

For Herod feared Iohn, knowing that hee was a iust man, and an holy, and reuerenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

But the time being conuenient, when Herod on his birth day made a banket to his princes and captaines, and chiefe estates of Galile:

And the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herod, and them that sate at table together, the King sayd vnto the mayde, Aske of me what thou wilt, and I will giue it thee.

And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome.

So she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.