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23 And he solemnly swore to her, “Whatever you ask I will give you, even half of my kingdom.”

24 The girl went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 The girl then hurried back to the king and made her request, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

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