2 Samuel 24:3

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God increase the number of the people a hundredfold while the eyes of my lord the king can still see it! But why does my lord the king want to do this?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let us be courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.”

2 Samuel 24:4

But the king’s word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to take a census of the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

May the Lord give you increase, both you and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

The glory of a king is a multitude of people; without people a prince is ruined.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you; the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you!