2 Samuel 24:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God give you 100 times as many people, no matter how many there are! And may your eyes see this thing happen. But why do you want to do this?”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, give you 1000 times more people than you are now! May he bless you as he promised.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord give more and more to you and to your children.

Isaiah 60:5

“At that time you will see your people, and your faces will shine with happiness. First, you will be afraid, but then you will be excited. All the riches from across the seas will be set before you. The riches of the nations will come to you.

Proverbs 14:28

Kings of large nations have great honor. Rulers without a country have nothing.

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he decides is right.”

2 Samuel 24:4

King David strongly commanded Joab and the other captains of the army to count the people. So they went out from the king to count the people of Israel.