2 Samuel 24:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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

⁴ 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)

⁴ 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

⁴ 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ 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.

English Standard Version 2016

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.

2 Samuel 24:4 Marejeleo ya Msalaba

2 Samuel 24:3

And Joab said to the king: "May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?"

2 Samuel 24:5

And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.

1 Chronicles 21:4

But the word of the king prevailed instead. And Joab went away, and he traveled around, through all of Israel. And he returned to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.

Exodus 30:12

"When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: "Why are you acting this way?"

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying: "It is necessary to obey God, more so than men.