2 Samuel 24:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So they went from the king's presence to number the Israelites.

American Standard Version (1901)

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Common English Bible

But the king’s word overruled Joab and the military commanders. So Joab and the commanders left the king’s presence to take a census of the Israelites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the king's words prevailed over the words of Joab, and of the captains of the army. And Joab, and the captains of the soldiers went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

2 Samuel 24:4 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 24:3

Joab replied to the king, ‘May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are   #– #while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this? ’

2 Samuel 24:5

They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer,  south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded towards Gad and Jazer.

1 Chronicles 21:4

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and travelled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:17

The midwives, however, feared God  and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them;  they let the boys live.

Exodus 30:12

‘When you take a census  of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom  for his life to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague  will come on them as they are registered.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, ‘What are you doing? ’

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than people.