2 Samuel 24:3

New American Standard Bible 2020

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let’s show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

2 Samuel 24:4

Nevertheless, the king’s order prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the presence of the king to conduct a census of the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord increase you, You and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

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

Isaiah 60:5

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

Deuteronomy 1:11

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