Bible in Basic English
"And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her."
— Mark 6:26, Bible in Basic English
“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.”
“And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject 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.”
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,
And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.