2 Samuel 24:3 Cross References - Thomson

³ Joab said to the king, The Lord God add to the people, how many soever they be, a hundred fold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it! But why doth my lord the king set his mind upon this?

¹¹ May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you as he hath promised you!

¹² Act manfully, and let us shew our courage for our people and for the cities of our God. And the Lord will do what is good in his sight.

³ Joab replied, The Lord add to his people a hundred times as many as there are. and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. They are all servants to my lord. Why doth my lord seek this? May it not be a cause of trespass to Israel? ⁴ But the king's determination prevailed against Joab, so he went forth, and having passed through all Israel, and come to Jerusalem,

¹⁴ May the Lord add to you more and more; to you and to your children

²⁸ In the multitude of a nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of a people is the destruction of a prince.

⁵ Then thou wilt look and be filled with awe and astonished at heart; because the riches of the sea and of nations and peoples will pour in upon thee.