2 Samuel 24:3

The English Standar Version

But Joab said to the king, "May the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for 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 number the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

May the LORD give you increase, you and your children!

Proverbs 14:28

In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult,[1] because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!