1 Chronicles 21:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ Joab replied, ‘May the Lord multiply the number of his people a hundred times over!  My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel? ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And Joab answered, May the Lord multiply His people a hundred times! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? Why then does my lord require this? Why will he bring guilt upon Israel?

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

Common English Bible

³ But Joab replied, “May the LORD increase his people a hundred times! Sir, aren’t you the king, and aren’t they all your servants? Why do you want to do this? Why bring guilt on Israel?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And Joab responded: "May the Lord increase his people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all your servants? Why would my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And Joab answered: The Lord make his people a hundred times more than they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all thy servants? Why doth my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?

1 Chronicles 21:3 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said to him, ‘What have you done to us? How did I sin against you that you have brought such enormous guilt on me and on my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.’

1 Kings 14:16

He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam’s sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit.’

2 Kings 12:7

So King Joash called the priest Jehoiada  and the other priests and asked, ‘Why haven’t you repaired the temple’s damage? Since you haven’t, don’t take any silver from your assessors; instead, hand it over for the repair of the temple.’

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God.  May the Lord’s will be done.’

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 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.

Exodus 32:21

Then Moses asked Aaron, ‘What did these people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin? ’

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s splendour, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

Isaiah 26:15

You have added to the nation,  Lord. You have added to the nation; you are honoured. You have expanded all the borders of the land.

Isaiah 48:19

Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and the offspring of your body like its grains; their name would not be cut off or eliminated from my presence.

Deuteronomy 1:11

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

Joshua 22:15

They went to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and told them,

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons, the news I hear the Lord’s people spreading is not good.