2 Samuel 24:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:3

And Joab said to the king: "May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?"

2 Samuel 24:5

And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.

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 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.

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.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: "Why are you acting this way?"

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying: "It is necessary to obey God, more so than men.