2 Samuel 24:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Joab replied to the king, ‘May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are   #– #while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this? ’

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as he promised you.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and rejoice, because the riches of the sea will become yours and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s splendour, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God.  May the Lord’s will be done.’  ,

2 Samuel 24:4

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.