Matthew 14:4
4because John had repeatedly told ▼▼tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.
him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ▼▼sn This marriage of Herod to
his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (
Lev 18:16;
20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.
