2 Samuel 24:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than people.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, ‘What are you doing? ’

1 Chronicles 21:4

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and travelled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:17

The midwives, however, feared God  and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them;  they let the boys live.

2 Samuel 24:3

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? ’

2 Samuel 24:5

They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer,  south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded towards Gad and Jazer.

Exodus 30:12

‘When you take a census  of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom  for his life to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague  will come on them as they are registered.