2 Samuel 24:4

Good News Translation

But the king made Joab and his officers obey his order; they left his presence and went out to count the people of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:3

But Joab answered the king, “Your Majesty, may the Lord your God make the people of Israel a hundred times more numerous than they are now, and may you live to see him do it. But why does Your Majesty want to do this?”

2 Samuel 24:5

They crossed the Jordan and camped south of Aroer, the city in the middle of the valley, in the territory of Gad. From there they went north to Jazer,

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the king made Joab obey the order. Joab went out, traveled through the whole country of Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives were God-fearing and so did not obey the king; instead, they let the boys live.

Exodus 30:12

“When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life, so that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

The king acts with authority, and no one can challenge what he does.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men.