1 Chronicles 21:4

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab went out and passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

In Context

3And Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, one hundred-fold as many as they are, and let the eyes of my lord the king see it: all are the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? do it not, lest it become a sin to Israel.

5And Joab gave the number of the mustering of the people to David: and all Israel was a million and one hundred thousand men that drew sword: and the sons of Juda were four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

2 Samuel 24:4Nevertheless the word of the king prevailed against Joab and the captains of the host: And Joab and the captains of the host went out before the king to number the people of Israel.

Daniel 3:18But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the image which you have set up.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 21:2-7

The Giants Subdued. ( b. c. 1017.) 1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3 And Joab answered, The Lord make his people a 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? 4 Nevertheless… Read the whole commentary →

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