¹⁴ King Herod heard of it, for [Jesus’] name had become well known. ^[a]He and they [of his court] said, John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why these mighty powers [^[b]of performing miracles] are at work in Him.

¹⁵ [But] others kept saying, It is Elijah! And others said, It is a prophet, like one of the prophets [of old].

¹⁶ But when Herod heard [of it], he said, [^[c]This very] John, whom I beheaded, has been raised [from the dead].

¹⁷ For [this] Herod himself had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he [Herod] had married her.

¹⁸ For John had told Herod, It is not lawful and you have no right to have your brother’s wife.

¹⁹ And Herodias was angry (enraged) with him and held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him; but she could not,

²⁰ For Herod had [^[d]a reverential] fear of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and [continually] kept him safe [^[e]under guard]. When he heard [John speak], he was much perplexed; and [yet] he heard him gladly.

²¹ But an opportune time came [for Herodias] when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and the high military commanders and chief men of Galilee.

²² For when the daughter ^[f]of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased and ^[g]fascinated Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, Ask me for whatever you desire, and I will give it to you.

²³ And he put himself under oath to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.^(A)

²⁴ Then she left the room and said to her mother, What shall I ask for [myself]? And she replied, The head of John the Baptist!

²⁵ And she rushed back instantly to the king and requested, saying, I wish you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

²⁶ And the king was deeply pained and grieved and exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to slight her [by breaking faith with her].

²⁷ And immediately the king sent off one [of the soldiers] of his bodyguard and gave him orders to bring [John’s] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

²⁸ And brought his head on a platter and handed it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples learned of it, they came and took [John’s] body and laid it in a tomb.

2 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

² The Israelites shall encamp, each by his own [tribal] standard or banner with the ensign of his father’s house, opposite the Tent of Meeting and facing it on every side.

³ On the east side toward the sunrise shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp by their companies; Nahshon son of Amminadab being the leader of the sons of Judah.

⁴ Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74,600.

⁵ Next to Judah the tribe of Issachar shall encamp, Nethanel son of Zuar being the leader of the sons of Issachar.

⁶ Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54,400.

⁷ Then the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun.

⁸ Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57,400.

⁹ All these [three tribes] numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186,400. They shall set forth first [on the march].

¹⁰ On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the sons of Reuben being Elizur son of Shedeur.

¹¹ Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46,500.

¹² Those who encamp next to Reuben shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

¹³ Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59,300.

¹⁴ Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel).

¹⁵ Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45,650.

¹⁶ The whole number in [the three tribes of] the camp of Reuben was 151,450. They shall take second place [on the march].

¹⁷ Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so shall they set forward, every man in his place, standard after standard.

¹⁸ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the leader of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama son of Ammihud.

¹⁹ Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40,500.

²⁰ Beside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

²¹ Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32,200.

²² Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni.

²³ Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35,400.

²⁴ The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Ephraim totaled 108,100. They shall go forward in third place.

²⁵ The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side [of the tabernacle] by their companies, the leader of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

²⁶ Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62,700.

²⁷ Encamped next to Dan shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the sons of Asher being Pagiel son of Ochran.

²⁸ Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41,500.

²⁹ Then the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan.

³⁰ Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53,400.

³¹ The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Dan totaled 157,600. They shall set out last, standard after standard.

³² These are the Israelites as numbered by their fathers’ houses. All in the camps who were numbered by their companies were 603,550.

³³ But the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses.

³⁴ Thus the Israelites did according to all the Lord commanded Moses; so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone with his [tribal] families, according to his father’s house.