Mark 6:21. A convenient day, i.e., for the purpose which Herodias cherished, not for Herod's feast, which took place at the fixed time.

When Herod on his birthday. Herodias planned the schemes beforehand.

Lords, etc. Political servants and military officials, then leading men of the land. ‘His' belongs to the first class only. Strictly speaking, Herod had no chief captains (chiliarchs) of his own.

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