1 Chronicles 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Chronicles 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?””
1 Chronicles 21:3 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
1 Chronicles 21:3 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'”
1 Chronicles 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joab said, Jehovah add to his people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold: are they not all, my lord O king, my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why should he become a trespass to Israel? ”
1 Chronicles 21:3 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ioab answered, The Lord increase his people an hundreth times so many as they be, O my lord the King: are they not all my lords seruats? wherefore doeth my lord require this thing? why should he be a cause of trespasse to Israel?”
1 Chronicles 21:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 21:3 in Context — 1 Chronicles 21
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
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?
4 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.
What Does 1 Chronicles 21:3 Mean?
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