en_tn/mrk/06/17.md

General Information:

Here the author begins to give background information about Herod and why he beheaded John the Baptist. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background)

Herod sent to have John arrested and he had him bound in prison

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Herod sent his soldiers to arrest John and to bind him in prison" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)

on account of Herodias

"because of Herodias"

his brother Philip's wife

"the wife of his brother Philip." Herod's brother Philip is not the same Philip who was an evangelist in the book of Acts or the Philip who was one of Jesus's twelve disciples. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

because he had married her

"because Herod had married her"