1 Chronicles 21:4

But David would not change his mind. So Joab and his soldiers went everywhere in Israel and in Judah, and counted the people. Then they returned to Jerusalem,

Translation for Translators

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

3But Joab replied, “Your majesty, even if Yahweh allowed us to have 100 times as many soldiers as we have now, you would [RHQ] still rule all of them. So why do you want us to do this? You will surely [RHQ] cause all the people of Israel to be guilty of sinning.”

5and they reported to David that there were 1,100,000 men in Israel who could be in the army, and 470,000 in Judah.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:17But the midwives feared/revered God. So they did not do what the king told them to do. They allowed the baby boys to live.

2 Samuel 24:4But the king commanded Joab and his officers to do it. So they left the king and went out to count the people of Israel.

Daniel 3:18But even if he does not rescue us, you need to know that we will never worship your gods or the gold statue that 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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