1 Chronicles 21:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

The lord

Isaiah 48:19

Why will

1 Kings 14:16

General references

2 Samuel 24:3

Bible References

The lord

be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

Jehovah addeth to you, to you, and to your sons.

In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

Thou hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, Thou hast added to the nation, Thou hast been honoured, Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.

And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

Why will

and Abimelech calleth for Abraham, and saith to him, 'What hast thou done to us? and what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me, and upon my kingdom, a great sin? works which are not done thou hast done with me.'

And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'

and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;

Nay, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good causing the people of Jehovah to transgress. --

and He giveth up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned, and that he caused Israel to sin.'

General references

And Joab saith unto the king, 'Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'