2 Samuel 24:3

And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD your God add unto the people, however many they may be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

Deuteronomy 1:11

(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more than you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!)

2 Samuel 10:12

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seems to him good.

1 Chronicles 21:3-4

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people a hundred times so many more as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

Psalm 115:14

The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto you.

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Summary

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?

Bible References

General references

2 Samuel 10:12
Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seems to him good.
1 Chronicles 21:3
And Joab answered, The LORD make his people a hundred times so many more as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?
Psalm 115:14
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Proverbs 14:28
In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
Isaiah 60:5
Then you shall see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto you.