1 Chronicles 21:3

“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?”

"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?" - 1 Chronicles 21:3
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What does 1 Chronicles 21:3 mean?

The verse 1 Chronicles 21:3 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "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…

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The Cost of Counting: Understanding the Heart of Leadership

In the grand narrative of the people of Israel, 1 Chronicles 21:3 presents a poignant moment filled with political strife and spiritual implications. The verse reads, "And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Humility in Leadership

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty and wisdom. As I reflect on the words of 1 Chronicles 21:3, where Joab, the loyal captain of Israel's army, posed an earnest question to King David, I am reminded of the deep…

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1 Chronicles 21:3 - "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?"
1 Chronicles 3:21 - "And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah."
1 Chronicles 1:21 - "Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,"
1 Chronicles 8:21 - "And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;"
1 Chronicles 21:1 - "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel."
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1 Chronicles 1:3 - "Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,"
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1 Chronicles 9:21 - "And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
1 Chronicles 21:7 - "And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel."
1 Chronicles 21:9 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,"
"Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah," - 1 Chronicles 1:21
1 Chronicles 21:21 - "And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground."
1 Chronicles 23:21 - "¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish."
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1 Chronicles 3:3 - "The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife."
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1 Chronicles 25:21 - "The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:"
1 Chronicles 3:7 - "And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
1 Chronicles 21:19 - "And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 21:6 - "But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab."
1 Chronicles 15:21 - "And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel."
1 Chronicles 21:25 - "So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight."
1 Chronicles 3:8 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine."