Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And Joab said to the king: The Lord thy God increase thy people, and make them as many more as they are now, and again multiply them a hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king: but what meaneth my lord the king by this kind of thing? 2 Chronicles 10:12 So Jeroboam, and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as he commanded them. 1 Chronicles 21:3,4 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? . . . Psalm 115:14 May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your children. Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of the people the dishonour of the prince. Isaiah 60:5 Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. Context David's Military Census…2And the king said to Joab the general of his army: Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the people that I may know the number of them. 3And Joab said to the king: The Lord thy God increase thy people, and make them as many more as they are now, and again multiply them a hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king: but what meaneth my lord the king by this kind of thing?4But 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 1:11 (The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) 2 Samuel 24:4 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. Lexicon But Joabיוֹאָ֜ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites replied וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the king, הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king “May the LORD יְהוָה֩ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative multiply וְיוֹסֵ֣ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment the troops הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock a hundred מֵאָ֣ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred times פְעָמִ֔ים (p̄ə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence over כָּהֵ֤ם ׀ (kā·hêm) Preposition-k | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They and may the eyes וְעֵינֵ֥י (wə·‘ê·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain of my lord אֲדֹנִֽי־ (’ă·ḏō·nî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king see [it]. רֹא֑וֹת (rō·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see But why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does my lord וַאדֹנִ֣י (wa·ḏō·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king want חָפֵ֖ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to do such הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that a thing?” בַּדָּבָ֥ר (bad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Additional Translations But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD your God add to the people, how many soever they be, an hundred times, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing? And Joab said unto the king, Now Jehovah thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add to the people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing? And Joab said to the king, May Jehovah thy God even add to the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing? And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD thy God add to the people, how many soever they may be, a hundred-fold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? Joab said to the king, "Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?" And Joab saith unto the king, 'Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?' Jump to Previous Add Delight Eyes However Hundred Hundredfold Hundred-Fold Joab Multiply Soever TimesJump to Next Add Delight Eyes However Hundred Hundredfold Hundred-Fold Joab Multiply Soever TimesLinks 2 Samuel 24:3 NIV2 Samuel 24:3 NLT 2 Samuel 24:3 ESV 2 Samuel 24:3 NASB 2 Samuel 24:3 KJV 2 Samuel 24:3 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 24:3 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 24:3 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 24:3 French Bible 2 Samuel 24:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a add and are as But delight do does eyes God hundred in it Joab king LORD many May multiply my Now of over people replied said see still such the they thing this times to troops want while why your OT History: 2 Samuel 24:3 Joab said to the king Now Yahweh (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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