2 Samuel 24:3

Tree of Life Version

But Joab said to the king, “May Adonai your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king desire such a thing?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:12

Chazak! And let us take courage for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God, and may Adonai do what is good in His eyes.”

2 Samuel 24:4

Nevertheless, the king’s command to Joab and the army generals remained firm. So Joab and the army generals went out from the king’s presence to number the people of Israel.

Psalm 115:14

May Adonai increase you more and more —you and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s glory, but lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will throb and swell with joy. For the abundance of the sea will be turned over to you. The wealth of nations will come to you.

Deuteronomy 1:11

“‘May Adonai, God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times as many as you are, and may He bless you just as He has promised you!