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2 Samuel 24:4

2 Samuel 24:4 is verse 4 of 2 Samuel chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.

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King James Version

Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

World English Bible

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.

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2 Samuel 24:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”

3 But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”

4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.

5 They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.

6 Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.

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Hebrew words

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קand it prevailed דְּבַר[the] word of הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king אֶלto יוֹאָ֔בJoab וְעַ֖לand over שָׂרֵ֣י[the] commanders of הֶחָ֑יִלthe army וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went out יוֹאָ֜בJoab וְשָׂרֵ֤יand commanders of הַחַ֙יִל֙the army לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king לִפְקֹ֥דto enroll אֶת<obj.>הָעָ֖םthe people אֶת<obj.>יִשְׂרָאֵֽלIsrael

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Chronicles 21:4
Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 8:4
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Exodus 1:17
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

Acts 5:29
But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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