2 Samuel 24:3

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

Yo'av said to the king, Now the LORD your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seems him good.

2 Samuel 24:4

Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Yo'av, and against the captains of the army. Yo'av and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Yisra'el.

Psalm 115:14

May the LORD increase you more and more, you and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!