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Mat_14:9. Λυπηθείς ] he was annoyed, διότι ἔμελλε μέγαν ἀνελεῖν ἄνδρα , καὶ κινῆσαι πρὸς μῖσος ἑαυτοῦ τὸν ὄχλον , Euth. Zigabenus, comp. Mat_14:5; Mar_7:20. Altogether, he was deeply pained at finding matters take this sudden and tragic turn, which is not inconsistent with Mat_14:5, but may be accounted for psychologically as arising out of that disturbed state of the conscience which this unlooked-for catastrophe has occasioned; consequently, we must not, with Schneckenburger, suppose (comp. Weiss and Holtzmann) that Matthew has failed to notice Mark’s statement that Herodias was desirous to see John put to death. This circumstance is involved in what Matthew says in Mat_14:8. Bengel appropriately observes: “Latuerat in rege judicii aliquid.”
διὰ τοὺς ὅρκ .] The μεθʼ ὅρκ . in Mat_14:6 represents a series of oaths that had been given, one at one time and another at another.
συνανακειμένους ] to whom he did not wish to appear as perjured. A case of unlawful adhering to an oath, similar in its character to what was done by Jephthah.