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1 Chronicles 21:4

JoabJerusalem

2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

3 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?

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

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BSB
Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
KJV
Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
WEB
Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.
ASV
Nevertheless the king`s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
DARBY
But the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab departed, and went through all Israel, and came [again] to Jerusalem.
BLB
And the word of the king was strengthened against Joab, and Joab went out and went throughout all Israel, and he came to Jerusalem.
ÅB
Men kongen holdt fast ved sin befaling og gav ikke etter for Joab. Så tok da Joab ut og dro omkring i hele Israel og kom så tilbake til Jerusalem.
OTB
Likevel, kongens ord seiret over Joab.
Så Joab dro av sted og gikk gjennom hele Israel,
og kom til Jerusalem.
B1930
Men kongen holdt fast ved sin befaling og gav ikke efter for Joab. Så tok da Joab ut og drog omkring i hele Israel og kom så tilbake til Jerusalem.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 3:18

    But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

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  • Acts 5:29

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:4

    Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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  • Exodus 1:17

    But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:3–8

    And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

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