2 Samuel 24:3

Modern King James Version

And Joab said to the king, And may Jehovah your God add to the people however many they be, a hundred times as many, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:11

May Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you as He has said to you!

Psalm 115:14

Jehovah shall add on to you, even on you and on your sons.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall fear and become bright, and your heart shall throb and swell for joy; because the abundance of the sea shall turn to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's honor, but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince.

2 Samuel 10:12

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people and for the cities of our God. And may Jehovah do that which seems good to Him.

2 Samuel 24:4

But the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the commanders of the army. And Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel.