1 Chronicles 21:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?

Cross References

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.

1 Kings 14:16

And he will give Israel up because of the sins which Jeroboam has done and made Israel do.

2 Kings 12:7

Then King Jehoash sent for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have you not made good what is damaged in the house? now take no more money from your neighbours, but give it for the building up of the house.

1 Chronicles 19:13

Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase.

Exodus 30:12

When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.

Exodus 32:21

And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?

Proverbs 14:28

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

Isaiah 26:15

You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.

Isaiah 48:19

Your seed would have been like the sand, and your offspring like the dust: your name would not be cut off or come to an end before me.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times greater in number than you are, and give you his blessing as he has said!

Joshua 22:15

And they came to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and said to them,

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.