Verse 3

And Joab{H3097} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} Now Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} add{H3254} unto the people,{H5971} how many soever{H1992} they may be, a hundredfold;{H3967} and may the eyes{H5869} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} see{H7200} it: but why doth my lord{H113} the king{H4428} delight{H2654} in this thing?{H1697}

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:11 : 11 Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of your fathers,{H1} make you a thousand{H505} times{H6471} as many as{H3254} ye are, and bless{H1288} you, as he hath promised{H1696} you!
• Ps 115:14 : 14 Jehovah{H3068} increase{H3254} you more and more, You and your children.{H1121}
• Prov 14:28 : 28 In the multitude{H7230} of people{H5971} is the king's{H4428} glory;{H1927} But in the want{H657} of people{H3816} is the destruction{H4288} of the prince.{H7333}
• Isa 60:5 : 5 Then thou shalt see{H7200} and be radiant,{H5102} and thy heart{H3824} shall thrill{H6342} and be enlarged;{H7337} because the abundance{H1995} of the sea{H3220} shall be turned{H2015} unto thee, the wealth{H2428} of the nations{H1471} shall come{H935} unto thee.
• 2 Sam 10:12 : 12 Be of good courage,{H2388} and let us play the man{H2388} for our people,{H5971} and for the cities{H5892} of our God:{H430} and Jehovah{H3068} do{H6213} that which seemeth{H5869} him good.{H2896}
• 1 Chr 21:3-4 : 3 And Joab{H3097} said,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} make his people{H5971} a hundred{H3967} times{H6471} as many as they{H1992} are: but, my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} are they{H1992} not all my lord's{H113} servants?{H5650} why doth my lord{H113} require{H1245} this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt{H819} unto Israel?{H3478} 4 Nevertheless the king's{H4428} word{H1697} prevailed{H2388} against Joab.{H3097} Wherefore Joab{H3097} departed,{H3318} and went{H1980} throughout all Israel,{H3478} and came{H935} to Jerusalem.{H3389}