MNT(i)
21 Then came a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday held a feast for his lords and generals and the leading men of Galilee,
22 at which the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced. She charmed Herod and his guests. "Ask me whatever you want," said the king to the young girl, "and I will give it to you."
23 He even swore to her that whatever she asked, he would give it to her, up to half his kingdom.
24 So she came out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she replied.
25 So she at once hurried in to the king and made her request, "I want you," she said, "to give me, without delay, the head of John the Baptist on a charger."
26 Then the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oaths and his guests he was unwilling to disappoint her.
27 So he sent at once a soldier of the guard with orders to bring his head.
28 And he went and beheaded John in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young girl, and she gave it to her mother.