Punishment: Death Penalty: Beheading

…and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.