1 Chronicles 21:3

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Joab responded: "May the Lord increase his people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all your servants? Why would my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?"

Cross References

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called also for Abraham, and he said to him: "What have you done to us? How have we sinned against you, so that you would bring so great a sin upon me and upon my kingdom? You have done to us what you ought not to have done."

1 Kings 14:16

And the Lord will hand over Israel, because of the sins of Jeroboam, who has sinned and caused Israel to sin."

2 Kings 12:7

And king Jehoash called the high priest, Jehoiada, and the priests, saying to them: "Why have you not repaired the surfaces of the temple? Therefore, you may no longer accept money according to your ranks. Instead, return it in order that the temple may be repaired."

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be strengthened, and let us act manfully on behalf of our people, and on behalf of the cities of our God. And the Lord will do what is good in his own sight."

1 Chronicles 21:4

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.

Exodus 30:12

"When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed.

Exodus 32:21

And he said to Aaron, "What has this people done to you, so that you would bring upon them the greatest sin?"

Proverbs 14:28

In a multitude of people, there is dignity for the king. And in a paucity of people, there is disgrace for the prince.

Isaiah 26:15

You have been lenient to the people, O Lord, lenient to the people. But have you been glorified? You have removed all the limits of the earth.

Isaiah 48:19

and your offspring would have been like the sand, and the stock from your loins would have been like its stones. His name would not have passed away, nor would it have been worn away before my face.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to this number many thousands more, and may he bless you, just as he has said.

Joshua 22:15

And they went to the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they said to them:

1 Samuel 2:24

My sons, do not be willing. For it is no good report that I am hearing, so that you would cause the people of the Lord to transgress.