1 Chronicles 21:3

New Century Version

But Joab said, “May the Lord give the nation a hundred times more people. My master the king, all the Israelites are your servants. Why do you want to do this, my master? You will make Israel guilty of sin.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham to him and said, “What have you done to us? What wrong did I do against you? Why did you bring this trouble to my kingdom? You should not have done these things to me.

1 Kings 14:16

Jeroboam sinned, and then he made the people of Israel sin. So the Lord will let the people of Israel be defeated.”

2 Kings 12:7

So King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, “Why aren’t you repairing the damage of the Temple? Don’t take any more money from the people you serve, but hand over the money for the repair of the Temple.”

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be strong. We must fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is right.”

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the king commanded Joab, so Joab left and went through all Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord give you success, and may he give you and your children success.

Exodus 30:12

“When you count the people of Israel, every person must buy back his life from the Lord so that no terrible things will happen to the people when you number them.

Exodus 32:21

Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you? Why did you cause them to do such a terrible sin?”

Proverbs 14:28

A king is honored when he has many people to rule, but a prince is ruined if he has none.

Isaiah 26:15

Lord, you multiplied the number of your people; you multiplied them and brought honor to yourself. You made the borders of the land wide.

Isaiah 48:19

You would have had many children, as many as the grains of sand. They would never have died out nor been destroyed.”

Deuteronomy 1:11

I pray that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, will give you a thousand times more people and do all the wonderful things he promised.

Joshua 22:15

These leaders went to Gilead to talk to the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. They said:

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons. The Lord’s people are spreading a bad report about you.