²⁴ She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.

² and say:

³ He too followed^(A) the ways of the house of Ahab,^(B) for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. ⁴ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing.

⁸ Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:^{(A) 9} Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats,^(B) so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.^{(C) 10} Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing^(D) before he dies.”

¹¹ Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man^(E) while I have smooth skin.

The Plot to Kill Paul

¹² The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy^(A) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.^{(B) 13} More than forty men were involved in this plot.

⁸ Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”