1 Chronicles 21:3
ContextNET © | Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army 1 a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?” 2 |
NIV © | But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?" |
NASB © | Joab said, "May the LORD add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?" |
NLT © | But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?" |
MSG © | Joab resisted: "May GOD multiply his people by hundreds! Don't they all belong to my master the king? But why on earth would you do a thing like this--why risk getting Israel into trouble with God?" |
BBE © | And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel? |
NRSV © | But Joab said, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundredfold! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord’s servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?" |
NKJV © | And Joab answered, "May the LORD make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?" |
KJV | And Joab <03097> The LORD <03068> make his people <05971> an hundred <03967> times <06471> as they <01992> [be]: but, my lord <0113> the king <04428>_, [are] they not all my lord's <0113> servants <05650>_? why then doth my lord <0113> this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass <0819> to Israel <03478>_? |
NASB © | Joab <03097> said <0559> , "May the LORD <03068> add <03254> to His people <05971> a hundred <03967> times <06471> as many as they are! But, my lord <0113> the king <04428> , are they not all <03605> my lord's <0113> servants <05650> ? Why <04100> does my lord <0113> seek <01245> this <02088> thing <02088> ? Why <04100> should he be a cause <0819> of guilt <0819> to Israel ?"<03478> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Joab <03097> replied <0559> , “May the Lord <03068> make his army <05971> a hundred <03967> times <06471> larger <03254> ! My master <0113> , O king <04428> , do not <03808> all <03605> of them serve <05650> my master <0113> ? Why <04100> does my master <0113> want <01245> to do this <02063> ? Why <04100> bring <01961> judgment <0819> on Israel ?”<03478> |
NET © | Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army 1 a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?” 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “people.” 2 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24. |