2 Samuel 24:3

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Then said Joab unto the king—Yea, Yahweh thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and suffer the eyes of my lord the king, to see it,—but, my lord the king, wherefore doth he find pleasure in this thing?

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:11

Yahweh, the God of your fathers, be adding unto you the like of you, a thousand times,—and bless you, as he hath spoken unto you!

Psalm 115:14

Yahweh multiply you, You, and your children.

Isaiah 60:5

Then, shalt thou see and be radiant, And thy heart, shall throb and be enlarged,—For there shall be turned upon thee the fulness of the sea, The riches of the nations, shall come unto thee;

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of a people, is the majesty of the king, but, in the ceasing of population, is the ruin of the prince.

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let us put forth our strength, for the sake of our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God,—and, Yahweh, do what is good in his own eyes.

2 Samuel 24:4

Notwithstanding, the word of the king prevailed against Joab, and over the captains of the force,—so Joab went forth, with the captains of the force, before the king, to number the people—Israel.