Nevertheless, the king'swordprevailedagainstJoaband againstthe commandersof the army.So Joaband the commandersof the armywentout from the presenceof the kingto registerthe peopleof Israel.
But Joabsaidto the king,"Now may the LORDyour Godaddto the peoplea hundredtimesas many as they are, while the eyesof my lordthe king[still] see;but whydoes my lordthe kingdelightin thisthing?"
They crossedthe Jordanand campedin Aroer,on the rightsideof the citythat is in the middleof the valleyof Gadand towardJazer.
Nevertheless, the king'swordprevailedagainstJoab.Therefore, Joabdepartedand wentthroughout allIsrael,and cameto Jerusalem.
But the midwivesfearedGod,and did not doas the kingof Egypthad commandedthem, but let the boyslive.
"Whenyou takea censusof the sonsof Israelto numberthem, then eachoneof them shall givea ransomfor himselfto the LORD,when you numberthem, so that there will be noplagueamong them when you numberthem.
Sincethe wordof the kingis authoritative,whowill sayto him, "Whatare you doing?"
But Peterand the apostlesanswered,"We mustobeyGodratherthanmen.
