And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.

And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.

and he sware to her, 'Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee, unto the half of my kingdom.'

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

And he swore to her, "Anything that you request, I will give to you, even up to half my kingdom."

and he swore to her that he would give her whatever she asked him – up to half his kingdom.

Unto the half of my kingdom - A noble price for a dance! This extravagance in favor of female dancers has the fullest scope in the east, even to the present day. M. Anquetil du Perron, in the preliminary discourse to his Zend Avesta, p. 344 and 345, gives a particular account of the dancers at Surat. This account cannot be transcribed in a comment on the Gospel of God, however illustrative it might be of the conduct of Herodias and her daughter Salome: it is too abominable for a place here. He observes, that the rich vie with each other in the presents they make to the dancing girls of money and jewels; and that persons of opulence have even ruined themselves by the presents they made to those victims of debauch. He mentions a remarkable case, which may throw light on this passage: "That the dancer Laal-koner gained such a complete ascendancy over the Mogul Emperor Maaz-eddin, that he made her joint governess of the empire with himself."

And he sware unto her,.... He added an oath to what he had before said, the more to confirm it, and to encourage her in her request, and which he repeated in stronger language:
whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom; See Gill on Matthew 14:7.

And he--the king, so called, but only by courtesy (see on Mark 6:14).
sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, unto the half of my kingdom--Those in whom passion and luxury have destroyed self-command will in a capricious moment say and do what in their cool moments they bitterly regret.

To the half of my kingdom - A proverbial expression.