2 Samuel 24:4

New English Translation

But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:3

Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”

2 Samuel 24:5

They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

Exodus 30:12

“When you take a census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.