Verse 3

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?

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:11 : 11 Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!
• Ps 115:14 : 14 Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
• Prov 14:28 : 28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
• Isa 60:5 : 5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
• 2 Sam 10:12 : 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
• 1 Chr 21:3-4 : 3 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? 4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.