1 Chronicles 21:4

Holy Bible: 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 he came back to Jerusalem

Cross References

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not you!

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 will not worship the gold idol you have set up.”

Ecclesiastes 8:4

He has the authority to give commands, and no one can tell him what to do.

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted God, so they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the baby boys live.

1 Chronicles 21:3

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