2 Samuel 24:3

King James 2000

And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD your God add unto the people, however many they may be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may 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 to him good.

2 Samuel 24:4

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more than you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!)