Mark 6:21
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
American King James Version (AKJV)
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
Webster's Revision
And when a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;
World English Bible
Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
Definitions for Mark 6:21
Clarke's Mark 6:21 Bible Commentary
Lords - Μεγιστασιν, probably governors of particular districts.
High captains - Χιλιαρχοις; literally, chiefs or captains over a thousand men, military chiefs.
Chief estates - Πρωτοις; probably such as might be called nobles by title only, having no office civil or military; probably magistrates. See Kypke an the place.
Wesley's Mark 6:21 Bible Commentary
6:21 A convenient day - Convenient for her purpose. His lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee - The great men of the court, the army, and the province.