1 Chronicles 21:4

“Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.”

"Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem." - 1 Chronicles 21:4
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What does 1 Chronicles 21:4 mean?

1 Chronicles 21:4 (KJV) - "Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem." This verse is part of a larger narrative found in the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, which is a historical…

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The Weight of Authority: Understanding Leadership through David and Joab

In the annals of biblical history, few characters exhibit the struggle between divine authority and human insight as poignantly as King David and his military commander, Joab. The verse we are examining today, 1 Chronicles 21:4, states, "Nevertheless the king's word prevailed…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Divine Guidance in Leadership

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I approach Your throne of grace with reverence and humility, seeking to understand the profound lessons from 1 Chronicles 21:4, which states, "Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went…

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1 Chronicles 21:4 - "Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem."
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1 Chronicles 1:21 - "Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,"
2 Chronicles 4:21 - "And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;"
1 Chronicles 8:21 - "And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;"
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1 Chronicles 24:21 - "Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah."
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1 Chronicles 1:4 - "Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
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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,"
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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."
2 Chronicles 4:22
1 Chronicles 23:21 - "¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish."
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1 Chronicles 25:21 - "The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:"
1 Chronicles 4:29 - "And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,"
1 Chronicles 4:30 - "And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,"
1 Chronicles 8:4 - "And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,"
1 Chronicles 4:1 - "The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal."
2 Chronicles 21:4 - "Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel."
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."