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Mark 6:26
And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
Mark 6:26 · Darby Bible
Mark 6:26 in other translations
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
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In context
23 And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
24 And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
25 And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
26 And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
27 And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,
28 and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.
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