2 Samuel 24:3

Legacy Standard Bible

But Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let us show strength for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may Yahweh do what is good in His sight.”

2 Samuel 24:4

Nevertheless, the king’s word stood strong against Joab and against the commanders of the military force. So Joab and the commanders of the military force went out from the presence of the king to take a census of the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

May Yahweh give you increase, You and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

In a multitude of people is a king’s splendor, But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.

Isaiah 60:5

“Then you will see and be radiant, And your heart will tremble and be large with joy; Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!