Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Why Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Treasury of Scripture the king's Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say to him, What do you? Wherefore Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Daniel 3:18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up. Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. and went 2 Samuel 24:3-8 And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD your God add to the people, how many soever they be, an hundred times...
Context David Forces a Census
1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 2And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3And 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 does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? 4Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Why Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred three score and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went through all Israel: and returned to Jerusalem.
Darby Bible Translation
But the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab departed, and went through all Israel, and came again to Jerusalem.
King James Bible
Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And the word of the king is severe against Joab, and Joab goeth out, and goeth up and down in all Israel, and cometh in to Jerusalem.
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