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2Sa 24:3 — 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?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		2Sa 10:12; 1Ch 21:3,4; Psa 115:14; Pro 14:28; Isa 60:5

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	2Sa 10:12	Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
	1Ch 21:3	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?
	1Ch 21:4	Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
	Psa 115:14	The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
	Pro 14:28	In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
	Isa 60:5	Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 24:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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