1 Chronicles 21:3

New International Reader's Version

Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops 100 times. King David, you are my master. Aren’t all the men under your control? Why would you want me to count them? Do you want to make Israel guilty?”

Cross References

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelek called Abraham in. Abimelek said, “What have you done to us? Have I done something wrong to you? Why have you brought so much guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.”

1 Kings 14:16

I will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed. He has also caused Israel to commit those same sins.”

2 Kings 12:7

So the king sent for Jehoiada the priest and the other priests. He asked them, “Why aren’t you repairing the temple where it needs it? Don’t take any more money from the people in charge of the treasures. Instead, hand it over so the temple can be repaired.”

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be strong. Let’s be brave as we fight for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he thinks is best.”

1 Chronicles 21:4

In spite of what Joab said, the king’s order had more authority than Joab’s reply did. So Joab left and went all through Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord give you many children. May he give them to you and to your children after you.

Exodus 30:12

“Make a list of the Israelites and count them. When you do, each one must pay the Lord for his life at the time he is counted. Then a plague will not come on them when you count them.

Exodus 32:21

He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you? How did they make you lead them into such terrible sin?”

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s glory. But a prince without followers is destroyed.

Isaiah 26:15

Lord, you have made our nation grow. You have made it larger. You have gained glory for yourself. You have increased the size of our land.

Isaiah 48:19

Your family would be like the sand. Your children after you would be as many as the grains of sand by the sea. It would be impossible to count them. I would always accept the members of your family line. They would never disappear or be destroyed.”

Deuteronomy 1:11

The Lord is the God of your people. May he cause there to be a thousand times more of you. May he bless you, just as he promised he would.

Joshua 22:15

Those leaders went to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Those tribes were in the land of Gilead. The leaders said to them,

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons. The report I hear isn’t good. And it’s spreading among the Lord’s people.