1 Chronicles 21:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version (1901)

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

Common English Bible

But the king overruled Joab, who left and traveled throughout all Israel. When he returned to Jerusalem,

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the word of the king prevailed instead. And Joab went away, and he traveled around, through all of Israel. And he returned to Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went through all Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 21:4 Cross References

1 Chronicles 21:3

And Joab said, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

1 Chronicles 21:5

And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword;

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

Because the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Daniel 3:18

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.