Verse 3

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?"

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:11 : 11 Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!
• Ps 115:14 : 14 May Yahweh 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 lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
• Isa 60:5 : 5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
• 2 Sam 10:12 : 12 Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Yahweh do that which seems good to him."
• 1 Chr 21:3-4 : 3 Joab said, "May Yahweh 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?" 4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.