And Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, a hundred-fold as many as they [are], and [let] the eyes of my lord the king see [it]: all [are] the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? [do it not], lest it become a sin to Israel.
LXX2012
1 Chronicles 21:3
And Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, one hundred-fold as many as they [are], and [let] the eyes of my lord the king see [it]: all [are] the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? [do it not], lest it become a sin to Israel.
Parallel Translations
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?
Joab said, “May Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:11Proverbs 14:28Exodus 32:21Genesis 20:9Isaiah 26:151 Kings 14:161 Chronicles 19:13Psalms 115:14Numbers 32:9–101 Samuel 2:24Isaiah 48:19
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