Matthew 14:7

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prop...

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist...

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him,...