1 Chronicles 21:4

Easy To Read Version

But King David was stubborn. Joab had to do what the king said. So Joab left and went through all the country of Israel counting the people. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem

Cross References

1 Chronicles 21:3

But Joab answered, “May the Lord make his nation 100 times as large! Sir, all the people of Israel are your servants. Why do you want to do this thing, my lord and king? You will make all the people of Israel guilty of sin!”

1 Chronicles 21:5

and told David how many people there were. In Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use a sword. And there were 470,000 men in Judah who could use a sword.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted [3] God. So they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the boy babies live.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

The king has the authority to give commands. And no one can tell him what to do.

Daniel 3:18

But even if God does not save us, we want you to know, king, that we refuse to serve your gods. We won’t worship the gold idol you have set up.”

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!