2 Samuel 24:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

Acts 5:29

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

Ecclesiastes 8:4

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

1 Chronicles 21:4

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

Exodus 1:17

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

2 Samuel 24:3

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?”

2 Samuel 24:5

After they crossed over the Jordan River, they made their camp in Aroer on the right side of the city. (The city is in the middle of the valley of Gad, on the way to Jazer.)

Exodus 30:12

“Count the Israelites so that you will know how many people there are. Every time this is done, each man must make a payment for himself to the Lord so that nothing terrible will happen to the people.