1 Chronicles 21:3
But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
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?
Joab said, “May the Lord make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
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?
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- The Lord
- 1 Chronicles 19:13; Psalm 115:14; Proverbs 14:28; Isaiah 26:15; Isaiah 48:19
- why will
- Genesis 20:9; Exodus 32:21; Numbers 32:9, 10; 1 Samuel 2:24; 1 Kings 14:16