2 Samuel 24:3

But Joab replied, "May the LORD your God increase the population of the people a hundredfold while your majesty the king is still alive to see it happen! But why does your majesty the king want to do this?"

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase your numbers a thousand times more, and may he bless you, as he promised you.

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, be courageous on behalf of our people and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what he thinks is best."

1 Chronicles 21:3-4

But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the population of his people a hundredfold! Your majesty, all of them are your majesty's servants, aren't they? So why should your majesty demand this? Why should he bring guilt to Israel?"

Psalm 115:14

May the LORD add to your numbers to you and to your descendants.

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king's glory, but a shortage of people is a ruler's ruin.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will look and be radiant; your heart will swell with joy, because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you.

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Summary

2 Samuel 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?

General references

Isaiah 60:5

Bible References

General references

Be strong, be courageous on behalf of our people and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what he thinks is best."

May the LORD add to your numbers to you and to your descendants.

A large population is a king's glory, but a shortage of people is a ruler's ruin.

Then you will look and be radiant; your heart will swell with joy, because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you.