2 Samuel 24:4

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But the king was adamant so Joab and the army commanders left the king and went to census the people of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:3

But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord multiply his people a hundred times over, Your Majesty, and may you live to see it! But why does Your Majesty want to do this?”

2 Samuel 24:5

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

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the king was adamant so Joab left and went all over Israel. Eventually he returned to Jerusalem,

Exodus 1:17

But because the midwives revered God, they didn't do what the king of Egypt had ordered. They let the boys live as well.

Exodus 30:12

“When you take a census of the Israelites, each man must pay the Lord to buy back his life when he's counted. Then they won't suffer from the plague when they're counted.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

The king's orders have supreme authority—who is going to question him, saying, “What are you doing?”

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We have to obey God rather than men.